McCaw family

"The McCaws truly functioned as a group. When Elroy was alive, he would gather the clan for formal board meetings to discuss family hold- ings. After his death, the family gathered to consider Twin City Cable- vision, whose status was uncertain given the claims against the estate. No one was afraid of staying in business, however; the fiasco of Elroy's estate did not convince the family that business was bad, only that some situations could go wrong. Far from being overwhelmed by fear of fail- ure, the McCaws shared an abiding belief that they knew how to start businesses. If some failed, they could start some more. Bruce McCaw"

"Craig never severed his business relations with his brothers; the family always owned things together. In a sense, business became another bond between the brothers and with their mother. The four sometimes squabbled, but there was a clannishness to them, perhaps because they had grown up in a rural setting, sometimes with only one another for company. One business associate likens the McCaws to the Japanese, presenting a single face to outsiders and rarely revealing their disagreements."