Mark Delaney

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A policy everyone with kids can get behind

What gets removed faster? - Cold email where they get your name wrong? - Insurance as an addback? - Shoes on a baby's feet?

Lord, Grant me the confidence of the test pilot I just saw on LinkedIn with call sign "Goose"

Had dinner with a college buddy who was in town last night and was the perfect fit for this ask. Stuff happens in real life, also.

This is a deep reach, but have a friend who is an absolute nerd with stablecoins and has a killer idea for national security application. Stellar dude- looking for intros to VCs who can help.

Know a traditional searcher who recently exited for 14x Blue collar biz. Not software. And….60% project work (rest is recurring) 😳

This is like being a kid and your mom telling you all summer she will take you to the arcade and then actually it’s the dentist

Truly hard to appreciate how blue the water is from glaciers until you see it (Baby loved the hike, BTW)

Every text writing platform on the internet: "We provide the basics for formatting like bold and italics." LinkedIn: "Nah, fam"

It’s all fun and games until the PG gets called

Wife had a conference in Canada and we turned into a weeklong family trip. Banff has got to be top 3 most naturally beautiful places I’ve ever been.

I live in a small college town (~50k people) Guy I know has made millions as a tech entrepreneur, mostly while living here. “I could have made a ton more in SF or NYC, but instead I still got to make a ton and coach my kids and go to all their recitals” - Him

Great book. Absolutely terrifying. So much of our nuclear system is insanely fragile.

These are impacts we won’t feel this year. Probably not even much in 3-5 years. But absolutely will feel in 10 years.

Sometimes I’m talking to a potential client and they say, “I want a West Pointer with an MBA” When actually they need a Staff Sergeant with a dip spitter.

It’s 1:52 PM. Haven’t eaten anything today and no caffeine. Added 4 deals to top of funnel. - 3 search/independent sponsors under LOI looking for GM or CEO - 1 VP Marketing in Austin for data center industry LFG

Two industries I’ve seen people make absolutely gargantuan sums of money and I know I have absolutely no chance: - Biopharm - Beauty products

I keep alerts on my watch for one reason and one reason only: alerts about my daughter in daycare. Nothing to make you smile getting a wrist buzz like: “1:34 PM: Bowel movement”

Candidate drop w/ 5 high-quality people: - PE-backed Experience - Span of healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, and home services - P&L owners and C-Suite leaders #1 - COO, CoS, Consulting Background - Prior military SOF with MBA from top school. D1 athlete. - Currently in…