James | Gladstone

Quit BCG to mow lawns. SMB | RE

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Quick background for everyone I haven’t met yet:

- Boston area small business owner by way of buying a residential landscaping co in March ‘21 (note: try to not buy a company 2 mo before having your first baby)

- Previous work chapters included time at PwC and BCG, where…

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@dirtyhandsops @STLChrisH Gusto now fully owns Guideline just fyi

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@barrettjoneill i get them as texts. It's insane.

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@MikeBotkin_ Taking off Apple Intelligence helped for me

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@patrickdichter Real Estate Professional has to be on here?

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@AlexLathery Talk to landscapers and sub for them. None of us want to do this (we sub around 100 gutter cleaning accounts)

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@StrongpointRich You're an absolute monster - unreal story so far. Would love this turned into something more long form someday.

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@StrongpointRich how is this going? time for an update!

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@mhp_guy in residential landscape management, seasonal decor and garden management are the big differentiators and value drivers.

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@mhp_guy This is our jam

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@BigJohn043 Met Brandon M from your team at an event w/ McHale... great representation of hidden harbor!

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@girdley #5 is best done through an ICHRA (what we do), otherwise it's taxable to the employees and employer as I understand the rules

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@StrongpointRich that's unreal... would love to see a more long form playbook for how you do this

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@kelceylehrich @MikeBotkin_ @STLChrisH @StrongpointRich Danners are not work boots

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@theDSOguy https://t.co/wXiJ53ZrYz

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@MikeBotkin_ the troubles / gerry adams

early space programs (mercury / gemini... those guys were insane)

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@MikeBotkin_ landscaping

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@barrettjoneill Tell me more

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@JamesOdegaard @barrettjoneill Ithe logistics of building a landscaping / roofing / plumbing / pest control / garbage route is very different if you have to start by being ‘the guy’ vs buying (even buying really small, which is what I typically recommend to people asking my advice).

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@StrongpointRich 👊