Mike Botkin
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Orlando, FL
Joined June 2012
Don't be afraid to try what you're not qualified to do. If I only did what I was qualified to do, I'd be pushing a broom somewhere. -Sacca
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“Total cost is the sum of the money price and the cost and inconvenience of acquiring the thing by paying that price.”
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Abraham Watkins Law Firm is incredibly honored to have represented a remarkable family who suffered unimaginable tragedy — the loss of a loved one and life-altering injuries. This $60 million mid-trial settlement brings justice and closure to a family that placed their trust in
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Great thread
Thoughts after having a deal die while under exclusivity 🧵
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I need to find a way to get Jimmy Sexton or Trace Armstrong to be my agent. Holy moly guacamole.
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SSK—the first U.S.-listed ETF that offers exposure to spot Solana and Solana staking rewards. SSK seeks to stake all (Solana) holdings on the Solana network. Any rewards earned may be distributed to shareholders, via monthly distributions. Distributions are not guaranteed.
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Agree.
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections, or trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves” - Peter Lynch
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Theory vs. Practice explained in one tweet.
Just read that Starbucks lost $30B after hiring a McKinsey consultant as CEO. Guy spent his career advising founders how to build companies, but never built one himself. 17 months later, he’s gone. They bring in the Taco Bell CEO… and the market cap jumps $20B overnight. Turns
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Agree with this. In [idk] years, we will look back at the 20s era of WFH surge in such a ‘how dumb was that?’ reflection. WFH is wrong for 95% of people/positions.
Remote work is a career killer for most young people If majority of your company works remotely or most of your managers work remotely, you should switch companies https://t.co/KAYEgm8zHS
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Over the next few months, I’d like to spend 2-3 days (or less) at a company. Learn how others do it, see the real ‘ins and outs’. What works, what doesn’t. Be helpful if I can. Or I can sit there and shut up and watch. Random industries. But I do prefer southeast as I have
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Atta boy @thegeneralmills !! Now I see why you were in CA last week.
JUST IN: Google announces $9 billion investment in South Carolina
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SMB ownership. There is a big difference between theory and practice. Just wanted to share.
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The first one reminds me of a wise saying…. ‘Never take advice from someone who doesn’t have to live with the consequences.’
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How can Apple voice-to-text be so bad? Whispr flow figured it out. So it’s not impossible.
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Jack Hollis, Accrual Equity Partners: AI as an enhancer and not a people replacer. It’s still all about the people.
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Highly recommend.
I just went deep on a 3-hour podcast with @ChrisWillx Modern Wisdom — what it’s really like working inside the U.S. government as the CIO of Treasury. If you’re interested in 👇 💰 How the government actually spends money 🧠 Why government tech is so broken (and how to fix it)
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The most insane but also not insane thing I have listened to in a long time is @SamCorcos podcast on Modern Wisdom, sharing his experiences and day/day life inside the Gov't. Baffling how much waste there is. Guys like Sam deserve a statue for forfeiting what they have to give
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Does anyone have a contact at @Superhuman / @rahulvohra ? I've had a technical issue for a while (2 months) and have alerted support many times and now the response is essentially 'it is what it is' after following the ole unplug and plug it back in method they told me to do
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Anyone in Ft.Worth area free on Wednesday night? Dinner slot open.
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During a government shutdown, maybe the legislators should have their paychecks stopped, restrict access to donations and any campaign funds. Could motivate Congressional and Senate lawmakers to do one of their main job responsibilities in a timely fashion.
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Something I have always discussed with people looking to use the SBA and buy a business…. ‘The SBA is not your partner, they are your lender. If your business is doing great they will say ‘awesome, pay me’. If your business is doing poor they will say ‘sucks to hear, pay me’.
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I don’t know all of the details. Like, is this group going to do a QoE on all? Curious how this will get pitched to the IB and/or strategic world. A few people have tried this in landscaping, and it falls flat every time.
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There is a group (not PE but…not sure what to call them) that is going around to a bunch of companies in a specific industry and trying to aggregate companies that are worth x but would be worth y if paired together. “You are worth 6x today, based on your EBITDA/factors - if
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Every single person that is responsible for the performance of another person, should read Crucial Conversations. Also, this phrase has always stuck with me ‘Don’t turn a quick convo into a hard one’ Meaning that most ‘hard’ or uncomfortable conversations can be rooted back
So much organizational dysfunction is created by managers who desperately want magic thinking and general policies to relieve them from having tough conversations.
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Curious how welfare can potentially outpace a working salary? Let's do the math for a hypothetical family of 5 (1 adult, 4 kids) in a high-cost city like Seattle, using real 2025 data: 1. Housing Voucher (5-BR): ~$56,600/year (Based on FY2025 HUD FMR for Seattle-Bellevue at
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