{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Startup Ideas Podcast","title":"How Holdco Legend Michael Girdley is Playing Multi-Decade Games (and Winning)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/96d12c1a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3258,"description":"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. ►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community,creators and commerce.You'll also find out when new and exclusiveepisodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free.https://latecheckout.substack.comFIND ME ON SOCIAL:Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenbergInstagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenbergaLINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:Production Team:https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.comMichael Girdleyhttps://twitter.com/girdleyhttps://girdley.com/SHOW NOTES:0:00 - Intro4:32 - Finding great businesses to buy7:22 - Does Michael think Greg made a mistake by turning down $30M?15:15 - Do this one thing before making a big decision25:27 - Scalepath, EverthingMarketplaces.com, Reforge and other companies doing communities right33:15 - The story behind Alamo Fireworks44:58 - How Michael Girdley is playing the long game","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FKoXr5OLiZdOYfReDgptI8VuMi2SbzeIX0KekbZtrjo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NWZj/ZDMxZTIzNGQ1MTAx/NDk3OGFlNTQ2OGQ3/MGZiYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}