Michael Girdley has spent the last 30 years building a $100M+ holding company. He's also built a 200k+ Twitter following and a newsletter with over 20k readers.

He's also a major tech evangelist in San Antonio, enabling the creation of 1,000+ new tech jobs in the area through entrepreneurial and leadership roles at numerous companies and nonprofits.

Most importantly, he loves Chilis 🌶️

This episode covers the power of joining peer groups, the importance of thinking in decades not years, the value of finding friends who also like to suffer, Michaels' associate model, and much more.

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Alignment and finding a skin in the game partner 🤝

00:04:27 - Me Ideas vs. Other People's Lifestyle Choices 💭

00:09:14 - Universal Principles in Business 🌐

00:18:20 - The Associate Model: Finding the Right Candidates 🔍

00:31:41 - Valuing Different Perspectives 🤔

00:36:18 - Staying Sharp and Cutting Edge 🧠

00:40:57 - Providing Value and Having Fun on Social Media 😄

00:45:26 - The Benefits of Living in a Small City 🏡

00:50:01 - Prerequisites for Starting a Hold Co 🗝️

Connect with Michael Girdley:

→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgirdley

→ Website: https://girdley.com/

→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/girdley

→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mgirdley/

→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelgirdleyshow5745

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