planning – The Musings of the Big Red Car

CEO Shoptalk – Plan B

Big Red Car — Wed, 09 May 2018 15:56:19 +0000

“Wow, that plan really sucks. What’s plan B?” Big Red Car here with a conversation with a couple of CEOs swirling in my head. What got me thinking was my recommendation to “burn the boats” meaning making a total and irrevocable commitment to a plan. One of the CEOs said, “What’s plan B?” It was […]

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Planning – Big Red Rules – 2018 I

Big Red Car — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:22:40 +0000

Planning, the breakfast of champions, y’all. Big Red Car here on a cold morning. How cold, BRC? Brrrr, it’s 23F with a high of 53F today. Come on, sunlight. So, today we have a few rules pertaining to planning. It is a time of year that CEOs should have finished their planning for 2018. Big […]

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Horribles — the List of Horribles

Big Red Car — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:13:09 +0000

Horribles, Big Red Car? What are you talking about? Horribles? Big Red Car here on a nice Monday, bit of sun and all is well in Austin By God Texas. On Earth as it is in Texas. When you get finished with Vision, Mission, Strategy, Tactics, Objectives, Values, Culture and when your pitches are pitch […]

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Planning, Pantsing, Instinct or Luck?

Big Red Car — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:56:07 +0000

Big Red Car here in the glorious ATX – bit cloudy today, y’all. But it will burn off soon. So The Boss is talking to a few of the new class of TechStars Austin folks. This is his second semester of assisting as a mentor. He enjoys doing it. The subject comes, as it often […]

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The Physics of Failure

Big Red Car — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 12:51:04 +0000

Big Red Car here. Wow, is the weather in the ATX spectacular! We’ve got the start of 300,000 folks in town for SXSW (South By Southwest) and the weather is for you visitors. Move here, please. Get some TexMex at Guero’s Matt’s El Rancho, Chuy’s, Santa Rita and get some BBQ at Green Mesquite. Don’t […]

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Strategy v Tactics v Objectives for Startups

Big Red Car — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:24:35 +0000

Big Red Car here. Bit of rain this morning in the ATX but it’ll be 70F before too long. So The Boss is meeting with a particular CEO, brilliant chap. They get talking about planning in general but the discussion leads to the differentiation amongst strategy v tactics v objectives. Strategy Strategy is the view […]

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Your Personal Story Arc

Big Red Car — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:06:43 +0000

Big Red Car here on a 40F morning but it’s headed to 65F this afternoon. Going to be sunny which is a bit of a stretch looking at the sky right now. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and are positioned to have a Happy New Year! On Earth as it is in the ATX, […]

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Victory — Let’s Get Some

Big Red Car — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:19:52 +0000

Big Red Car here. Hey, y’all it’s 102F today in the ATX. A bit warm. The pool is calling. So The Boss has been thinking about the antiquated notion of victory. Victory means the ultimate conquest of an opponent or the final resolution of a problem. The Boss suggests that in the modern world we […]

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The Business Model Canvas

Big Red Car — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 13:59:51 +0000

Big Red Car here and it’s another smashing day in the ATX. It’s cool this morning and it will be warm this evening and it will be sunny all day. On Earth as it is in Texas! So The Boss has been working with a number of startups and small businesses. Of late, he has […]

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The Tactical Business Plan

Big Red Car — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:05:41 +0000

Big Red Car here. Ahh, the ATX, it’s lovely to live in paradise. The Boss is back, so finally it’s back to writing regularly. Hey, Boss, nice to have you back. So The Boss is involved with Techstars Austin as a Mentor and meets all the teams on Mentor Day or some such thing. Very […]

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