Today’s conversation is about building and buying businesses with the expert on Holding Companies—Michael Girdley.
Michael is an investor based in San Antonio, TX, with 11 ventures in his portfolio. He’s garnered a massive audience on Twitter, where he shares 25 years of business knowledge, much of which we unpacked in this conversation.
Expect to learn Michael’s step-by-step process for finding amazing talent, his framework for finding kick-ass investments, the two trends that Michael thinks we should be paying attention to, and much more.
If you’re interested in diving deeper into Holdcos, be sure to check out The Complete Holding Company Course.
Enjoy!
Timestamps:
(0:32): Who is Michael Girdley?
(2:24): Holdco 101.
(7:56): Fireworks business.
(12:39): Service-based businesses.
(18:08): Tackling the Principal-Agent Problem.
(23:04): Finding amazing talent.
(29:15): Finding kick-ass investment opportunities.
(34:00): Supercharge your business ideas by TRAVELING.
(36:49): A nuanced take on remote work.
(40:44): SMB acquisitions in a recession.
(44:25): Hard skills for young people.
(47:12): Trends to pay attention to (not AI & crypto).
(53:12): Holdco course.
Building & buying businesses with Michael Girdley