How Holdco Legend Michael Girdley is Playing Multi-Decade Games (and Winning)

<p>Today Greg is joined by Michael Girdley--who's spent the last 30 years building a $100M+ holding company. In this episode, Greg and Michael talk about whether holding companies should take sexy VC money and how to be a decades-long player in a world of base hitters. </p><p>►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community,<br>creators and commerce.You'll also find out when new and exclusive<br>episodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free.</p><p>https://latecheckout.substack.com</p><p>FIND ME ON SOCIAL:<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg<br>Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/<br>TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenberga</p><p>LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:<br>Production Team:<br>https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com<br>Michael Girdley<br>https://twitter.com/girdley<br>https://girdley.com/</p><p>SHOW NOTES:<br>0:00 - Intro<br>4:32 - Finding great businesses to buy<br>7:22 - Does Michael think Greg made a mistake by turning down $30M?<br>15:15 - Do this one thing before making a big decision<br>25:27 - Scalepath, EverthingMarketplaces.com, Reforge and other companies doing communities right<br>33:15 - The story behind Alamo Fireworks<br>44:58 - How Michael Girdley is playing the long game<br></p>