Clayton Dorge
@Clayton_Dorge
Aiming for simple, not easy - in work, life, work-life, and life’s work. Building @scratchmadeteam | @CapitalCamp ⛺️ | @MainStSummit 🛠️
I’m staying at an airport hotel, and this morning I wandered down to the lobby to grab coffee just as the sun rose. The sweet hostess at the restaurant told me it cost $3, so I should just make coffee in my room. I said: "I'm not just coming down for the coffee. I'm coming down…
Every time I talk with @FoundersPodcast (and listening to the podcast of course), I hear new powerful maxims. I’ve been collecting what he learned from decades of studying founders. 1. Money comes naturally as a result of service. 2. Ordinary things, done with extraordinary…
"What would the most successful version of you do today?" - Shane Parrish
Are you on Easy Mode or Hard Mode? How do you know? @ShaneAParrish reveals the answer in his Main Stage discussion from 2023.
You don't need self-help books, you need Steinbeck
Announcing the 2025 @MainStSummit speaker lineup! Who: 120+ speakers and 1000+ owners, operators, investors What: SMB festival Why: Make friends. Learn. Have fun. When: November 4-6 Where: Downtown Columbia, MO Cost: Starts at $250 Tickets are on sale. I hope to see you there.
I see the work our team puts in behind the scenes daily, for both attendees and speakers - But seeing this lineup of world-class business builders excited to join and share what they've learned...just incredible. 🤯 Missouri in November is going to be wild. I think the…
Both. With the climb 2/3rds in. Long scenic stroll that increases in effort and leads to the peak view. Then a nice stroll that's shorter than the way out to reminisce.
Long scenic trail or short intense climb?
Lore accurate
How I imagine the seed for @tbpn was planted... ** @jordihays and @eglyman riffing on random content ideas** Jordi - "Here’s an idea, (hold my pelegrino) - why don't @johncoogan and I just completely transform the expectations for online media? We'll do it our own way and set…
How I imagine the seed for @tbpn was planted... ** @jordihays and @eglyman riffing on random content ideas** Jordi - "Here’s an idea, (hold my pelegrino) - why don't @johncoogan and I just completely transform the expectations for online media? We'll do it our own way and set…
Who would have guessed that the most important sermon you'll read all week is buried at the end of an investor annual letter from a mid-market PE firm. If you want to know why I show up for @BrentBeshore it's because this is how Brent shows up for the people in his life...
A beautiful truth.
you can be an amateur at anything and you can get better at everything and both of these are beautiful
Run it back.
We're locked in for 2025. Join us in Columbia next year for Main Street Summit! Mark your calendars: Nov. 4 - 6, 2025. ➡️ And stay tuned this week for details on how to reserve your passes at the lowest rate possible. We're aiming to make year 3 of the Summit the best yet!
Saying small prayers Counting big blessings @ForrestMcCurren @MainStSummit