Explore every episode of the podcast The Michael Girdley Show
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| Nick Gray, founder of Museum Hack - Profiting from awesome in-person events - The Michael Girdley Show episode 51 | 16 Sep 2022 | 00:51:20 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Nick Gray (@NickGrayNews), we had the first face-to-face interview as we talk about what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in their 30s, and shared some tips on publishing a book and hosting events!
Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction (00:44) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (02:20) - Let’s look at how Nick started! (08:00) - How did Museum Tours start and help create connections with people? (11:21) - Can entrepreneurship be taught in college? (12:37) - How to run an entrepreneurship class? (14:23) - Is it cool to start as an entrepreneur in your 30s? (22:48) - How to start writing and sharing? (23:38) - What’s that one piece of advice for anybody looking to publish a book? (26:12) - What is an important detail that you might overlook when hosting events? (28:36) - What’s with the name tag? (33:08) - Why is a Friend Newsletter such a good idea? (37:27) - VA: Should you hire one? (43:15) - How do VAs understand their clients? (47:10) - How to use calendly like a boss?
Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| James Camp, Founder of Nanoflips.com - Solopreneurs and Scale - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 50 | 09 Sep 2022 | 00:57:12 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by James Camp (@JamesonCamp), who grew up in New York City and is a Jack of All Trades, especially on marketing strategy, monetization, and website flipping. We talk about how he lost $100,000 trying to acquire a firm, the downside of financial touts, and stock buying schemes he's encountered. -----
----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction (00:48) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (03:22) - Why did you team up with a prop trader whom you met in a nightclub? (05:29) - How are cohort-based courses different from the asynchronous version? (13:46) - What does being a nightclub promoter teach you about business? (14:49) - Tell us more about the Psychology of sales. What are trust building and its techniques? (22:48) - What is the right way for families to support young entrepreneurs? (25:26) - How do you perceive the finance industry? (32:14) - Can solopreneurs actually scale? (35:36) - How’s the growth once fallen into solo entrepreneur concepts? (38:59) - Tell us the story about Jimmy! (40:00) - How I got scammed out of $100k (44:09) - How is it like being a holistic digital marketer? (46:24) - What is the dark side of offering stock buying advice? (50:59) - How did talking on Twitter become a superpower? ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| Justin Hill, Hill Law Firm - San Antonio Love Fest - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 41 | 07 Jul 2022 | 01:08:23 | |
Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Justin Hill (@jahlawfirm), a lawyer in San Antonio. We talked about how personal injury works and discussed three business ideas. Not only that, but we also talk about our San Antonio experiences, the history, and projects on how to improve the city’s lifestyle. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- The Michael Girdley Show Episode 41 Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments! * Harborcap.com Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution #37 Eric Jorgenson - GP of Rolling Fun - Information Dealer Extraordinaire | |||
| Kevin Dahlstrom, CEO of Swell Money - The future of wealth building - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 40 | 30 Jun 2022 | 01:07:11 | |
Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Kevin Dahlstrom (@Camp4), we talk about how to become multi-dimensional, get to identify the cliches and what it is like when GenX-ers joins in the Twitter Community, how leaders and CEOs work to be where they are now. Kevin also talks about his banking app business, Swell, that grew over time and became an LP in great Real Estate deals. ----- (00:00) - Introduction ----- * Harborcap.com Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| @SpiritofPines - Living the No-College American Dream - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 39 | 23 Jun 2022 | 01:11:16 | |
Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Pine Baron (@SpiritofPines) the first anonymous guest on the podcast. We talked about his journey to develop wealth and get into real estate buying, why Pine wished to be anonymous on Twitter, why people trust corporations so much these days and which corporations we trust. ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big cities in Texas. Their work is focused on generating strong cash flow, while being hyper-focused on safe and secure assets that could weather a downturn. The founders have built a reputation for delivering consistent value to investors with more than $400M in real estate investments in the last 20 years. https://harborcap.com/contact/index.html * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. (00:00) - Introduction ----- * signup.wealthpin.com #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is constant evolution - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 38 | 17 Jun 2022 | 01:03:05 | |
Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Jesse Pujji @jspujji from St. Louis, we talk about all the cool stuff that he does, especially the Venture Studio that he’s running. It is a business that incubates and creates other businesses. It talks about having to reboot your business every six to nine months and the coolness of the Sikh, the religion of which Jesse is a practitioner, is one of the neatest things to stumble upon in recent years.-----Thanks to our sponsor!* Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big cities in Texas. Their work is focused on generating strong cash flow, while being hyper-focused on safe and secure assets that could weather a downturn. The founders have built a reputation for delivering consistent value to investors with more than $400M in real estate investments in the last 20 years.https://harborcap.com/contact/index.html-----* Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship.-----Show Notes:(00:00) - Introduction(00:45) - Our Sponsor is Harbor Capital(02:06) - Sikh Americans have a certain level of calm and peace?(04:12) - What’s the impact of it in the huge division of people and inequality among men and women during the caste system?(06:00) - What was one of the coolest stats in the holy book of Sikhism?(07:32) - How do growing business breaks every 6-9 months considered the natural order?(09:00) - What are the general philosophies in building a business?(11:30) - Promoting someone? What is the best mindset to start in the new position?(13:56) - How to overcome a rough career patch through inner work + Good coaches vs. Great coaches?(18:26) - The elements of coaching. How is it rewarding to have someone inspiring to work with?(21:14) - What is the value of a great tutor?(22:08) - How can Tennis help unlock your understanding of magical tutors?(23:33) - Embracing one’s ego with The Inner Game of Tennis Book(28:11) - What makes a great coach?(31:24) - What are the expectations when it comes to how a business works?(35:18) - How does the Twitter goal fit with other goals? Is it a worthy goal?(40:53) - What is your journey into having a Venture Studio? What are best practices?(43:54) - What are the highlights and opportunities of Venture Studios?(53:54) - What is the limiting factor for growth?-----Links:* gateway.xyz/-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#31 I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - Jay Vas shares his clear thinking in this one - The Michael Girdley Show#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 | |||
| Eric Jorgenson - GP of Rolling Fun - Information Dealer Extraordinaire - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 37 | 09 Jun 2022 | 01:23:32 | |
Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Eric Jorgenson @EricJorgenson, author of the book Navalmanack. We talk about his new book, generational differences, we recap the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, why he takes photos of sandwiches and puts them on social media, his career and how he's established a career as an information dealer. Subscribe to our channel! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big cities in Texas. Their work is focused on generating strong cash flow, while being hyper-focused on safe and secure assets that could weather a downturn. The founders have built a reputation for delivering consistent value to investors with more than $400M in real estate investments in the last 20 years. ----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction ----- * Harborcap.com ------ Additional episodes you might enjoy: #31 I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - Jay Vas shares his clear thinking in this one - The Michael Girdley Show | |||
| Tyler Tringas of Calm Fund - Going against the grain of classical VC - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 36 | 02 Jun 2022 | 01:11:21 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas), Calm Fund GP & Founder, to talk about how the calm fund works as an alternative to VC, lessons running in-person & online events, why to live in CDMX, how to raise money as a founder, how to hire as a tech founder, and much more! ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big cities in Texas. Their work is focused on generating strong cash flow, while being hyper-focused on safe and secure assets that could weather a downturn. The founders have built a reputation for delivering consistent value to investors with more than $400M in real estate investments in the last 20 years. https://harborcap.com/contact/index.html ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: 0:39 - Harbor Capital ----- Links: ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #31 I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - Jay Vas shares his clear thinking in this one - The Michael Girdley Show | |||
| Levi Benkert of Harbor Capital - Can’t get a permit? Just drive to the Prime Minister’s Palace - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 35 | 27 May 2022 | 01:10:41 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Levi Benkert (@Levijameshere) to talk about Harbor Capital, hiring architects overseas, his real estate endeavors, starting Verde Beef in Ethiopia (& his story with the Prime Minister), fundraising: tricks & techniques, outlook on America’s future, and more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Intro: Levi Benkert (1:29) - Hiring an overseas architect: How was your experience? Why consider it? (13:04) - What are the risks in this Deal? What are customers looking for in the space? (16:36) - What are reasonable cap. rating expectations? What about costs? (22:15) - Would you recommend it as a business model? Where do you think the market is at right now? (24:54) - Is it OK to be in it for the money? (33:26) - Fundraising: Tricks & techniques (39:03) - Interest rates, financial planning and our outlooks on America’s future (44:49) - How do you know when someone is being too greedy? (47:35) - What is the @Girdley flywheel? Why is he on Twitter? (57:00) - Starting a beef company in Ethiopia and crashing the Prime Minister’s office ----- Links: ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13 | |||
| Steve Ressler of Brydon Group - Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34 | 18 May 2022 | 01:05:13 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel ----- Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro ----- Links: * https://www.brydon.com/for-searchers ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 | |||
| Chris Bakke of Laskie.co - How to fix your hiring process and more - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 33 | 11 May 2022 | 01:00:04 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke) to talk about why hiring is broken, good & bad ways to hire, LinkedIn vs. Twitter: content and audience differences, finding the balance between good content and shitposting on Twitter, www.laskie.com, and much more! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: 0:00 Intro and a word from Michael 1:28 Chris Bakke everyone! 3:22 How do we think about Twitter? What’s the balance between being real and shitposting? 8:13 What’s wrong with writing threads? 12:48 Why Chili’s is better than Olive Garden 15:55 Okey, let’s talk about Laskie: You’ve decided to go down the VC route, tell us how you think about that 20:00 The struggles of building a company in public 25:31 Investing vs operating as a daily job; how does it relate to creativity? 32:09 You’re going into the LinkedIn environment: What do you know that I don’t? 35:21 Does LinkedIn reflect sentiment as well as Twitter? What kind of content differences do you observe? 40:22 Hiring processes: The good, the bad and the ugly 45:34 Why do companies let HR own the hiring process? 49:31 CEOs should apply to their own open positions 51:41 What do you like about hiring and your job? 57:28 Laskie.com ----- Links: ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13 | |||
| Meghan Skornia of Asakura Robinson - There is Bar in San Antonio for Austin Expats?! - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 32 | 04 May 2022 | 01:04:07 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Meghan Skornia (@MeghanSkornia) to talk about urban planning, zoning codes, the Great Springs project, affordable housing, why you should live in San Antonio, and much more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Meghan’s education, background & why she moved to San Antonio 4:32 How did becoming a mother changed your view of the world? 9:41 What was moving from Austin to San Antonio like? 12:35 What makes a place interesting for an urban planner? 21:19 Why do we feel unsafe in the streets of America? Is street harassment an issue? 25:40 Boomers, driving, communities and urban planning upcoming issues 28:47 How do zoning & building codes affect urban development? 34:33 The perks of moving to San Antonio 40:59 The Great Springs project: Connecting San Antonio to Austin 47:18 What are common narrative misconceptions on the housing crisis, from your perspective as an urban planner? 52:22 What is wrong with the minimum parking requirements in the development code? 55:10 Gen Z: Some fascinating facts about them. What is changing in education? 59:01 How is the world of urban planning thinking about technology improvements right now? Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments! ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13 | |||
| Dave Kline, Owner of SkillScouter - How to become a great manager? - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 49 | 02 Sep 2022 | 01:03:45 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Dave Kline (@dklineii), from Bridgewater & Moodys Analytics and a Management Accelerator, we talk about management and leadership. We went through a bunch of topics and shared different insights on human nature, human nature, how to work yourself into being a new manager, the shift in hiring overseas, and more! -----
----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction (01:03) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (04:07) - How did Dave end up in Bridgewater? (06:11) - Leaving a high-paying corporate job to be an entrepreneur? (08:28) - Should you know everything before buying businesses? (09:33) - Did you know about the massive shift in power and access to Education? (10:40) - Is education disruption only accessible in the US? How is it being pushed overseas? (13:08) - Is it necessary to have college credentials as a quality guarantee to hiring managers? (14:17) - Why do hiring managers in Flyover America care less about people with outstanding talent? (15:09) - How can we uncover alpha in the talent market as in investments? (18:00) - Understanding the “whys” of Assumptions, thought processes, and decision making! (24:20) - How does working at Bridgewater change how you think about management? (28:00) - Is it necessary to have a list of “Worst Managers”? (32:12) -The positive network effect on getting top-of-the-line professionals to participate in your community (34:10) - How to adapt to Management Roles? (38:06) - Cohort-based course vs. Full-service course? (51:24) - Hiring vs. recruiting for an operator? (57:31) - When and why do some people like getting directions? (59:51) - How to have 10+ companies? ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| Jay Vasantharajah - Things I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 31 | 27 Apr 2022 | 01:11:30 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Jay Vasantharajah (@jayvasdigital) to talk about money as a taboo in the tech space, pricing power & how it affects business; the “Top Talent” contradiction, hiring overseas, Businesses being alive through systems, Twitter, and much more! Jay is a great thinker and even a better person, hope you enjoy this one. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1:07 Is Money a Taboo in the tech space? 12:44 The Top Talent contradiction: how can every company have the “top talent” in the market? 15:03 What differentiates a good business from a great one? 22:13 What is the power of systems? How do they save you money? [Clip] 25:12 What is precipitating the process-driven, systems approach in the software industry? 28:52 Off-shore labor: How do we think about it? 43:59 Canada’s R&D Tax Credit vs America’s one 46:59 Pricing Power: Can you raise prices? What does it tell about a business? [Clip] 50:14 How do you build a skill to identify pricing power? 56:54 Let’s discuss Twitter: Why do we love it? Where is the value? What would we do as CEOs?! 1:04:04 What’s your take on monetizing your Twitter account? Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments! ----- Links: ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - The Michael Girdley Show e19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - The Michael Girdley Show e13 | |||
| John Wilson of Wilson Companies - Should you start a Conference to make money? - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 30 | 22 Apr 2022 | 00:59:53 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by John Wilson (@WilsonCompanies) to talk about the HoldCoConf, building a personal brand, the relevance of joining a business community, the plumbing industry, and much more. How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Show Notes: (00:00) - Intro (01:07) - My story: I got sick of making hires that didn’t thrive (02:39) - Building a repeatable system (03:24) - Looking at the data! How to predict a good hire? (06:13) - Gathering the important and search for existing systems (09:09) - What makes people really great at a position? (12:52) - My hiring proces (14:06) - A-B-C players idea (18:34) - Hiring sales funnel (23:05) - Topgrading: Interviewing, reference checking and offer crafting (30:21) - Culture Index: Science-based personality trait assessment (33:23) - Criteria: Pre-hire screening assessments (34:33) - Example process with steps (38:56) - Complementary readings Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments! ----- Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - e13 | |||
| Turning the Tables! Michael Girdley gets interviewed on the Next Gen Podcast - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 29 | 13 Apr 2022 | 00:47:21 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) joins The Next Gen Podcast (@TheNextGenPod) to talk about how he takes business concepts and turns it into reality by incubating or putting up businesses, shares his stories in his entrepreneurial journey, experiences, struggles & wisdom gathered throughout his career. We liked the episode so much that we decided to post it ourselves, thanks to Connor & Gio for the allowance! ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:51) What does Michael do professionally? How does his background impact his work ethic? (10:06) What are the advantages of growing up in an entrepreneurial family? (13:09) How can you get exposure to the entrepreneurial world? (25:48) How to build strong and solid relationships with business partners? (30:40) How to become a good entrepreneur? (34:29) What are the biggest professional mistakes you see people make in their 20s? (39:27) Sound advice from Michael Did you like this episode? Rate our show! ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24 #19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19 #13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - e13 | |||
| Picking the hottest 12 Ycombinator graduates with @BuggerOAF - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 28 | 09 Apr 2022 | 00:52:12 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by @buggeroaf to talk about YCombinator, the start-up accelerator. They discuss experiences, benefits & requirements to participate in the ecosystem, transactional vs. emotional engagement, the importance of timing, and much more.-----* Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship.-----Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:04) Why is Ycombinator antifragile?(3:08) Is it working as a Tax or gating fee? What do you gain access to? How do you use it to your advantage?(6:33)Is Yc the top tier of accelerators?(8:20) What is the “succession program”? How do they manage to maintain huge personalities outside the YC Brand?(10:13) Is YC too efficient to expand?(15:05) Why do you need a thesis to be a good investor?(17:06) Which are the implications of SaaS being the dominating category? How does this relate to the global development of startups?(19:56) Why are these investments concentrated in the US? Where are innovations coming from?(22:47) How big can YC get before devolving?(24:45) What is your take on Thiel fellowships, and why haven’t they expanded?(29:40) Let’s go over the best YCombinator companies per Techcrunch(30:19) A mobile app that combines music & social features(32:32) Wellness company for women(34:20) DocuSign for India - Super consumer app(35:30) Levels for Urine(37:20) Cashflow visualizer(38:38) Long Covid treatment from home(40:40) The Netflix for manga(42:53) Code to document translator(45:18) Rosebud DNA(46:04) Nigerian Bank-----Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies proliferate - Unusual Profits e24#19 Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19#13 The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - e13 | |||
| Matt Willes of Skol Capital - How does the World of Mezz Lenders Work? (Plus a great perspective on life)! - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 27 | 24 Mar 2022 | 01:04:03 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Matt Willes (@SkolCapital) to talk about Mezzanine lending. How does it work? When is it useful? How is a loan structured? We talk about Willes Capital, the industry, common practices, risk management, and much more. (0:00) Intro ----- Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24 | |||
| Moneymaking Ideas with Shingi - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 26 | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:31:12 | |
New Business Ideas episode! Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) and Hayden Cohen (Twitter: @haydenjcohen) and pitch each other business ideas and schemes. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) Intro Did you like this episode? Leave us your feedback in the comments! ----- Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24 | |||
| How I hire great people - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 25 | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:44:53 | |
How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Intro Did you like this episode? Rate our show! ----- Links: * girdley.com/hiring ----- Past guests on Unusual Profits include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #24 The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24 | |||
| The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 24 | 10 Feb 2022 | 01:09:45 | |
Jesse Tinsley (Twitter: @JesseTinsley) joins me (Twitter: @Girdley) in the show to talk about the his story on founding JobMobz (jobmobz.com), the recruiting business and specifically his niche as a recruiter for the tech industry. (1:07) Jesse tells us what he does and his background. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! | |||
| Business Ideas Episode with Shinghi - Unusual Profits ep23 | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:35:55 | |
New Business Ideas episode! Me and Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) pitch each other business ideas and schemes. (1:09) 1 credit card that optimizes the benefits when making a purchase Thanks to our sponsors this week! Cloudbookkeeping.com - CloudBookkeeping sets the standard for bookkeeping services. If you run a business, you know the importance of having a reliable team keeping track of your finances and managing the complexities of bookkeeping and payroll. CloudBookkeeping is a team you can call that is responsive to your needs. CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth, with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services that include sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options. With over 100 years combined experience, the team at CloudBookkeeping provides dedicated financial management services and valuable insights so you can grow your business! Give CloudBookkeeping a call or visit their website at CloudBookkeeping.com to learn more about their custom solutions to strengthen your business. We'd love your feedback on this content! Michael | |||
| Business Ideas Episode with Shinghi - ep22 | 28 Jan 2022 | 00:34:03 | |
New Business Ideas episode! Me and Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) pitch each other business ideas and schemes. (1:09) $3k/month accountability gym (5:19) A screening service so you know which sport your kid should specialize in (10:29) "Construction Uncle" to validate construction bid pricing (16:25) Monetizing super-niche but valuable content (22:40) Autonomous metal detectors looking for gold / autonomous mining (25:35) Attaching to rocketship software platforms (28:45) One dashboard to rule them all ventures (30:23) A youtube reality show leaving flash drives on the sidewalk with bitcoin stickers (31:20) A youtube prank show where families get pranked with photoshop We'd love your feedback on this content! Michael | |||
| Joe Wilson, Managing Partner at Undeterred Capital - VC from the ground up - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 48 | 25 Aug 2022 | 00:54:38 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Joe Wilson (@_joewilson), a Deep Tech Investor who runs a VC Fund in LA, we talk about a lot of interesting things like the works under deep tech and bioscience investing, how Joe acted to the COVID Pandemic 2020 as a scientist and also went through defining what a shady business is or not. -----
----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Introduction (1:00) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (2:15) - Get to know Joe Wilson (6:28) - You went both to MIT and Duke, what can you share from both experiences? (7:43) - How do you perceive the network power of going through University? (9:06) - In what way does the standard or IT SAS kind of VC vary from healthcare or biotech? (11:58) - Research in deep tech investing: What should you think about Due Diligence? (13:13) - How do companies practice diligence considering the red flags from founders & spending time with people? (14:40) - Start-up seed & pre-seed stages: Mission driven founders & profitability (17:50) - Why is actual fraud rampant in start-ups? (19:56) - What are the dynamics for deep tech or healthcare companies? Why do they consider not hurting people as one? (21:51) - What would we consider a shady business? What is the Front Page Test rubric?: (25:00) - Where do you stand when it comes to elemental power generation? (26:35) - How to find an investment thesis and focus areas? (29:23) - Shifting gears, how do you break into Venture Capital? (32:50) - What kind of VC do you want to be? (38:49) - What is the response from a Scientist’s perspective to COVID? How did you plan for success when initiating the COVID response team? (44:36) -The main benefit of doing something really hard ----- Links: ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution #37 Eric Jorgenson - GP of Rolling Fun - Information Dealer Extraordinaire | |||
| The Window Washing Business - Johnny Robinson Co-founder of Orange Window Cleaning - Unusual Profits ep 21 | 12 Oct 2021 | 01:05:38 | |
This week we make a deep dive into the window washing business. Johnny Robinson is co-founder of Orange Window Cleaning in Orange County, CA. We go deep into how they acquire customers, transitioning to a 1099 independent contractor model and how he has expanded his business interests beyond windows to helping small businesses win with digital marketing. Enjoy! Michael | |||
| The Non-Ferrous Casting Facilities Business - Reg Zeller of CaneKast - Unusual Profits ep 20 | 27 Sep 2021 | 01:25:25 | |
Reg Zeller is CEO of Canekast. He is building the first coast-to-coast network of non-ferrous casting facilities (https://canekast.com/). Starting with a single foundry, he has since expanded the business by acquiring multiple facilities across the USA. We cover the dynamics of the foundry, what scale helps and doesn't help with, and how they survive and thrive in a niche dominated by technology that is 50 years old and older. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Michael | |||
| Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19 | 19 Sep 2021 | 01:16:17 | |
Rob Labonne is COO of LaBonne's Markets (https://labonnes.com/), a 4-store grocery chain with 440+ associates in Connecticut, USA. They are a family-owned grocery store chain located in several smaller towns in Connecticut. We cover the dynamics of the grocery business, what scale helps and doesn't help with, and how to survive as a smaller provider against the big regional, super-regional and national grocery chains. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Michael | |||
| The Cargo Aircraft Medical Module Business - Bianca Rhodes is CEO of Knight Aerospace - Unusual Profits ep 18 | 10 Sep 2021 | 01:13:55 | |
Bianca Rhodes is CEO of Knight Aerospace (https://knightaerospace.com/) in San Antonio, Texas. They are a company that makes roll-on/roll-off medical modules for cargo aircraft as well as other equipment widely used in the aerospace industry. These modules are used to turn cargo airplanes into full-blown flying hospitals for VIPs and other medical patients. I think you'll see why people love working for Bianca after learning about her and this business. Michael | |||
| The Flare Gas Bitcoin Mining Business - Matt Lohstroh from Giga Energy - e17 | 03 Sep 2021 | 01:14:21 | |
Matt Lohstroh runs Giga Energy, a company that uses excess natural gas from oil wells to mine bitcoin on well sites. They take the gas that is normally burned off and turn it into cryptocurrency. This interview is a fascinating journey into how the old economy of energy in Texas is meeting the new. Michael | |||
| The High-end Restaurant Group Business - Morgan Weber from Agricole Hospitality - e16 | 16 Aug 2021 | 01:11:51 | |
This week's episode has Morgan Weber, co-founder of Agricole Hospitality. They are a diverse group of high-end, specialty restaurants in Houston, Texas. What's interesting is the corner of the market where they play formed by high-quality experiences and attention to detail. Really fascinating to hear Morgan talk about how they look at the business and market in a pretty unique way. More about Agricole here: https://www.agricolehospitality.com/ | |||
| The Vehicle Armoring Business - Mark Burton - CEO of ArmorMax - e15 | 15 Jul 2021 | 01:17:03 | |
This week's guest is Mark Burton, CEO of ArmorMax and International Armoring in Salt Lake City, UT. They armor cars for customers in 14 countries and 4 continents. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-burton-0446a02/ Join me in learning how this business works. Michael | |||
| The Domain Brokerage Business - Andrew Rosener - CEO of MediaOptions.com - e14 | 25 Jun 2021 | 00:51:18 | |
Andrew Rosener is CEO of MediaOptions.com, a domain name brokerage based in Lisbon, Portugal. We learned how the fascinating world of domain name investing and transactions work. Other topics include China's effect on domains, Andrew's most valuable domains, and how the industry has evolved. Hope you enjoy! Michael | |||
| The Hard Money Lending Business - Matthew Weidert of Longleaf Lending - e13 | 22 Jun 2021 | 00:48:17 | |
We learn how the hard money lending business works with Matthew Weidert. His company's website is: https://longleaflending.com/ Enjoy! Michael | |||
| The Physical Security Business - Bruno Lavado CFO of Elevation Security - e12 | 05 Jun 2021 | 00:32:59 | |
We learn how the physical security business works with Bruno Lavado. I think you'll enjoy his story as an immigrant to the US from LATAM. Now building a business with partners. They plan to break $2mm in revenue this year at their business, Elevation Security. Michael | |||
| Linda Lebrun, Writer Recruitment at Substack - Online content masterclass - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 47 | 19 Aug 2022 | 01:04:13 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Linda Lebrun (@Substacklinda) to talk about her work at Substack: Focusing on emerging creators in the finance space. We also go about free and paid newsletters that are sent by email, who makes money doing what, advantages and disadvantages & compare these as a consumption tool to other platforms like YouTube and TikTok. -----
----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Intro (1:08) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (2:10) - Linda, Substack & her journey so far (4:50) - Long-form content: Is it better to narrow down a niche or not? (7:00) - What are Power laws for content creators? (10:45) - What advice do you have for starters? (14:48) - How do the platforms work for them and how go around it? (20:00) - How is Substack part of a protocol and not a platform? (21:37) - What are the problems of not owning the audience? (30:20) - Information Diets: How to understand content consumption? (36:10) - Traditional media vs content creator dynamics: The fundamental differences (47:20) - Tactic-based advice: Does it work? (52:45) - What’s the difference between Substack's comment section compared to other platforms? (54:15) - What are the trends for content platforms in the future? ----- Links: ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| The Demolition Business - Sam Bacon, CEO of Green Circle Demolition | 27 May 2021 | 00:31:59 | |
The guest is Sam Bacon, CEO of Green Circle Demolition out of Atlanta, GA. We talked through how the demolition business works including strategies to even out revenue and grow this type of company. Enjoy! | |||
| The Freight Industry Media+Data Business - Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves | 21 May 2021 | 00:35:10 | |
New Episode Alert! The guest is Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves out of Chattanooga, TN. We had a fascinating discussion about how FreightWaves works, including the marrying of a media business and a Saas-like data business. Enjoy! | |||
| The Litigation Finance Business - Cayse Llorens CEO of LexShares / e9 | 17 May 2021 | 00:32:19 | |
Cayse Llorens is CEO of LexShares, a Boston-based company that specializes in civil commercial litigation finance. - We spoke about the types of litigation finance - How a company like LexShares compares and thrives compared to other players in the space Enjoy! Michael | |||
| The Corporate History Agency Business - Jason Dressel President of History Factory / e8 | 01 May 2021 | 00:34:02 | |
This week is Jason Dressel, President of History Factory. They're a 40-year-old marketing agency that helps large corporations discover and leverage their history as they pursue their future. Besides operating archive services, they offer a suite of services around corporate history. Learn how the business works here. | |||
| The Real Estate Syndication Business (REPE) - Chris Powers CEO of Fort Capital, LP - e7 | 02 Apr 2021 | 00:47:16 | |
Chris Powers, CEO, of Fort Worth-based privately owned real investment firm Fort Capital, LP. I learned: - How to get started in RE syndication - How syndicators make money - Trends happening in the industry Enjoy! Michael | |||
| The D2C eCommerce Business - Kelcey Lehrich CEO of 365-Holdings.com - e6 | 19 Mar 2021 | 00:38:27 | |
I spent this week's episode talking with Kelcey Lehrich about a business very foreign to me, D2C e-commerce businesses. His business operates a holding company with multiple brands. Their products are very diverse including knives, diapers and others. What was interesting was the "moat" created around brands and non-dependence upon platforms like Amazon. Kelcey recently launched an innovative EIR program you can learn about here: https://twitter.com/kelceylehrich/status/1372231368806125581 Hope you enjoy, Michael | |||
| Ad Valorem Property Tax Consulting with Zachary Fleming of Ryan LLC - e5 | 15 Mar 2021 | 00:34:16 | |
New episode! With Zachary Fleming (@zlfleming), who works at Ryan LLC and heads their San Antonio office. He is a commercial real estate tax consultant. We learn how the ad valorem property tax consulting business works. Here's his bio and company website: https://www.ryan.com/about-ryan/leadership/zachary-fleming/ | |||
| The Goat Rental Business - CEO Aaron Steele from Goats On The Go® - e4 | 11 Mar 2021 | 00:38:04 | |
In this episode, I talked with CEO Aaron Steele about his goat rental business called Goats On The Go® (@GoatsontheGo). Or, by its technical name "targeted grazing". Things we learned in this episode: - Why goats instead of sheep? - How the business can scale? - Why people rent goats? Enjoy this one. I did! Michael | |||
| The Commercial Insurance Brokerage Business - Jonathan Crystal - e3 | 05 Mar 2021 | 00:28:56 | |
Jonathan Crystal is a 20-year veteran of the commercial insurance brokerage business. In this episode, he explains how the business works. | |||
| The Southern USA Lumber Business - Matt Moldenhauer CEO of Bellwether Forest Products - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 2 | 03 Mar 2021 | 00:45:10 | |
Matt Moldenhauer, CEO of Bellwether Forest Products in South Carolina. (Carolinabellwetherfp.com) They are a service provider in the timber industry doing safe, sustainable, and responsible timber procurement, logging, and hauling services. | |||
| Tai Rattigan, Global Head of Partnerships at Deel and Co-Founder at Partnership Leaders - The Magic of Partnering Well - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 46 | 11 Aug 2022 | 01:05:59 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Tai Rattigan (@XOptimiser), we talk about two major topics of interest. We talk about how partnerships work (Which is something that's a total black box domain that Tai extensively covered during the hour. Then the second thing we talked about was making money at paid communities. He operates a paid community for partnership professionals that work at startups, and it was awesome to talk through how he got it started and how it works. -----
----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Introduction (0:56) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (2:00) - Who is Tai Rattigan? (5:25) - Why are partnerships so hard? How should you think about a customer-centric approach? (8:43) - What is a Solutions-based Selling? How is it different from Values-based selling? (12:04) - Partnerships can leverage your Saas business income 10x (12:45) - When should you establish partnerships in the service industry? How do you make it work? (16:00) - How to generate measurable KPIs in partnerships? (21:04) - What is one recommendation for anyone starting a service business? (27:00) - On an entrepreneur’s side, how would you be able to identify an opportunity early on? (31:30) - On the partner side, what are some partnership strategies? (35:11) - As a vendor partner, how do I keep myself from getting screwed over? (42:04) - What is Partnership Leaders? How to convince your boss to go to Vegas? (47:04) - What are the keys to building a successful community? (51:31) - Where do you think that the pattern is? (58:16) - Community pricing: How do you foresee the rising prices and reinvesting into the business? ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution #37 Eric Jorgenson - GP of Rolling Fun - Information Dealer Extraordinaire | |||
| The Independent Winery Business - Amy Prosenjak of A to Z Wineworks - e1 | 27 Feb 2021 | 00:45:49 | |
Amy Prosenjak, CEO of A to Z Wineworks in Oregon, joins Michael to explain the business of being an independent winery. This is our first episode, so would love your feedback! Email us: michael@ girdley .com | |||
| Rohun Jauhar, Co-founder of JT Capital - From W-2 into Real Estate - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 45 | 04 Aug 2022 | 00:57:19 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Rohun Jauhar (@RohunJauhar), we talk about Real Estate, his specialty which is apartments in Florida and Texas. Then we went into a bunch of life and self-help kind of stuff as well as hiring virtual assistants and how to make the leap from having a day job to becoming an entrepreneur. -----
----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Introduction ----- Links: ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #44 Moses Kagan, Founder of Adaptive Realty - Perspectives on Real Estate | |||
| Moses Kagan, Founder of Adaptive Realty - Perspectives on Real Estate - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 44 | 28 Jul 2022 | 01:12:17 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Moses Kagan (@moseskagan) who is a real estate and private equity professional from Los Angeles, we talk about how real estate's different in California, how his strategy works there and somehow not in other places, and the effective interest rates on what people are doing with real estate. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) - Intro (1:21) - Our sponsor is DMBridge (2:24) - Meet Moses Keagan, everyone! (3:30) - What is the value of RE Twitter? Walk us through zoning limitations, and the RE market in California (8:08) - How cool can your first deal be from a Real Estate entrepreneur’s perspective? Why choose to stay with scaling up limitations? (11:28) - What effect has an interest rate rise on the market? (15:18) - What is the nature of the Real Estate market? (16:55) - What’s the strong argument regarding light industrial Real Estate attractiveness? What is the difference between regulated & unregulated markets? (22:00) - Why settle with the complicated operation and insane regulation? (28:02) - What are the best paths to develop a career in Real Estate Private Equity? (34:04) - The social media sentiment vs the real economy (44:48) - How do Community events & social media synergies come to exist? What do you need to make it happen? (56:02) - Network building: How do we think about niche events? (1:00:25) - Straight line pathways for becoming a Real Estate Private Equity investor (1:03:03) - Why is Brokerage an amazing way to start as a buyer? (1:04:07) -.Advice for people getting started straight outta college or in their early twenties? ----- Links: ----- Past guests on The Michael Girdley Show include Jesse Tinsley, Rob LaBonne, Matthew Weidert, Craig Fuller, Sam Bacon, Cayse Llorens, and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||
| Kyle O'Hehir, CTO of Constitution Lending - Real Estate Open Season - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 43 | 21 Jul 2022 | 01:06:28 | |
Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Kyle O’ Hehir (@financeguy725) who runs a lending and real estate business from Connecticut, we talk about having bought dozens, if not more, different units of real estate with his partner. Kyle is also a really pretty inspiring high energy guy. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. ----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Introduction ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: #38 Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is in constant evolution | |||