Hi. I’m Mike.
I’m the founder of Fixer.com, an on-demand handyperson B corporation that trains its employees from scratch. Also, back in the day, I founded GrubHub. I led GrubHub through 5 financing rounds, a couple of acquisitions, a merger with Seamless, and ultimately, the IPO. Then, I punted it all to ride my bike across the United States.
Startups and Business
Our cities are running out of Tradespeople
Skilled electricians, carpenters, painters, all-arounders – people who are knowledgeable, handy, and can fix our homes. They’re dying. Literally. This frog got boiled slowly, but theContinue reading “Our cities are running out of Tradespeople”
What’s in an IPO? My experiences through GrubHub’s offering from start to finish
GrubHub had it’s Initial Public Offering on April 4, 2014. In many important ways, this was the start line for a new phase of the company. ForContinue reading “What’s in an IPO? My experiences through GrubHub’s offering from start to finish”
My Thoughts on What I’m Reading
Death and Despair in America
I just finished the most boring book that has ever changed my life. Bear with me here: In their 2020 book, “Deaths of Despair and TheContinue reading “Death and Despair in America”
Adventures in Cycling & Sailing
Final Equipment List
I got a chance to read a number of gear lists before I took my trip and I found them incredibly helpful. I’ve put my ownContinue reading “Final Equipment List”
Journey: Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.
When I started this great ride across the country, I knew that it would be more than physical. It was to be an emotional and spiritualContinue reading “Journey: Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.”
My memoir, Hangry is about this whole “Create a billion dollar startup, and then punt it to go for a bike ride” thing. Sign up here to get a preorder link and get monthly updates on my publishing journey.
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