Michael Girdley

The rise and fall of Long John Silver’s: what killed the fish empire? 00:00 – Long John Silver’s was everywhere 00:55 – The big bet on fried fish 02:00 – From peak to panic 04:01 – Debt, diets, and decline 05:28 – Chicken vs. fish: the final blow 06:41 – What we can learn

Amazing how "getting a second legal opinion" has become "put this contract into three other LLMs" virtually overnight.

Chat, why is this a terrible idea?

The number of people trying to guest on podcasts as a growth strategy is reaching an all-time high. I've gotten 4 of these today already.

I’m giving my sons one piece of life advice: Never, ever become a fan of Coldplay.

Build more homes. Everywhere.

One of the mysteries in life is how people who are (a) supposedly brilliant write (b) so many dumb things on social media. (Author of this post included.)

The worst aspect of being tall is randomly banging your head on things designed for a short world. Over the past 50 years of brain impacts, I estimate I’m down over 1,250 IQ points from low branches and doorways alone.

Know someone who is eager to become an entrepreneur but needs a leg up to get started? My friends, Chris Corcoran and @marcgonyea, are offering paid, no-strings roles for aspiring entrepreneurs to co-found or buy a business with their support. It's similar to my model around…

“We pause to acknowledge we are standing on the ancestral lands of multiple indigenous tribes who lived here.” “Oh cool. So we’re giving the land back?” “Uh, no.” “Percentage of the profits then?” “Sir this is a Wendy’s.”

I know people hate it but I ask people "What do you do?" in the slim hope they are super passionate about their career and nerd out about it with me.