Hi. I’m Mike.
I am passionate about professional and personal vision. From founding Fixer.com, an on-demand handyperson B-corp that trains its employees from scratch to founding GrubHub back in the day, I’ve learned a lot about what matters – like ethical business practices to making a difference in the world.
After I left GrubHub post-IPO, I punted it all to ride my bike across the United States. My book Hangry comes out November 2022 and I’d love for you to pick up your own copy to get the full story.
Hangry Prologue
I’m done.
All-day meetings. All-night coding sessions. Midnight outages. Software bugs. Patent lawyers. Employees. Investors. Thousands of angry customers. Millions of happy ones. And pizza. So. Much. Pizza.
I’m done with all of it.
This fills me with equal parts relief and outrage. I say it out loud: “I’m actually done.” I’d been trying, quite unsuccessfully, to quit the company I started for a solid three years. I finally managed it (hence my relief). Unfortunately, they slammed the door so hard it hit me in the ass on the way out (hence my outrage).
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. Read More…
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Startups and Business

The difference between a startup and a hobby is paying customers
Waaaaaay back in 2010, I wrote a read “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. RoundaboutContinue reading “The difference between a startup and a hobby is paying customers”

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 wasContinue reading “What’s in an IPO? My experiences through GrubHub’s offering from start to finish”

Our cities are running out of Tradespeople
Skilled electricians, carpenters, painters, all-arounders – people who are knowledgeable, handy, and can fix ourContinue reading “Our cities are running out of Tradespeople”
Adventures in Cycling & Sailing

TransAm Bike Tour Recap: Kentucky
Leading up to the launch of my memoir Hangry: A Startup Journey, each month I’mContinue reading “TransAm Bike Tour Recap: Kentucky”

TransAm Bike Tour Recap: Virginia
Leading up to the launch of my memoir Hangry: A Startup Journey, each month I’m releasing a state-by-state recap.

Day 24: The Crossing & What’s Next?
On November 23rd, we left Madeira for our longest stretch of the trip: across theContinue reading “Day 24: The Crossing & What’s Next?”
Ethics in the Workplace

Death and Despair in America
I just finished the most boring book that has ever changed my life. Bear withContinue reading “Death and Despair in America”
My memoir Hangry is about this whole “Create a billion dollar startup, and then punt it to go for a bike ride” thing.
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