2023 Q4 Thoughts
2023 Q4 App Limits and Life Savers – I have started the habit of checking my screentime every sunday and most of the time the number disgusts me. This makes […]
HELLO
Mike Smith here. Welcome to my corner of the web. I am a management consultant, entrepreneur and investor who enjoys the sport of business, reading, standup comedy, silent discos, fitness, volunteering, and playing tech support for my grandmother.
Aspiring Renaissance man Entrepreneur & investor 
underdogs, comedy, building businesses, 
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Passionate about raising the floor
underdogs, comedy, building businesses, , , & Passionate about raising the floorI thrive working in the following areas:
Operations
I love setting up systems, operating manuals and building solutions to roadblocks. I’m great at making the trains run on time and live by the quote “prior preparation prevents poor performance”. I frequently serve as a fractional chief of staff to business owners
Innovation
Startups, entrepreneurship, innovation, disruption, acceleration, and incubation are not just buzzwords to me. Over the years I have reviewed thousands of companies for dozens of investors as well as corporates looking for the next big thing.
Revenue Generation
I’ve sold everything from single digits SaaS subscriptions up to mid six figure businesses and have learned what it takes to find, qualify and sell through a variety of channels including cold email, social media, content marketing and channel partnerships.
Latest Blog Posts
2023 Q3 Systems and Goals + Recap
2023 Q3 Outlook I’m in the middle of Scott Adam’s “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big” and this passage really spoke to me “Goal-oriented people exist […]
