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 in May 2023 and I’d love for you to pick up your own copy to get the full story.
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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
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?”
Day 14: Nazaré, Madeira and the Spinnaker Saga
Overnight sail started on the 11th from Porto to Nazaré. Huge winds 25-35 knots. We triedContinue reading “Day 14: Nazaré, Madeira and the Spinnaker Saga”
Day 7: Launch from France and Docking in Porto, Portugal
The day has finally arrived! Steve, Beck, and the rest of the crew aboard theContinue reading “Day 7: Launch from France and Docking in Porto, Portugal”
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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