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