Michael Benson

Founder & Managing Director of Dabble Holdings

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

Gumball is one of our newly acquired companies 😍. Taking a 32 year old brand and making it modern is not a small feat! More on this soon!

[Oddit 👀 @itsOddit]

Site optimizations can't overcome terrible branding. Just like good marketing can't fix bad products.
So, we're introducing: BRAND ODDITS.

Our newest service offering & the first step in a truly optimized on-site experience.

Let's look at a recent examples in the thread below 👇

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@ParkerNathans https://t.co/1LKGjLSk00

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@justin_butlion @agazdecki @acquiredotcom Nice! How much did you pay for all of them?

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@searchbound What’s better airconditioner .com (singular) or airconditioners .com (plural)

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@SchroedsBiz Who did you use for shelving / installing? It looks great!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@CasJam https://t.co/SJN0gHLnA1 - you can use theirs or port in your own api keys for set products to save on costs - including OpenAi

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@seanjagermann @eatboldbar How’s the conversion rate from cold call / cold email > sample received > first order? Curious!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@dvassallo Love the transparency - a lot of learnings to unpack in this deal structure. Congratulations!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@domain DM please thanks!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@KenLin1985 Yep, I like it! Was just curious! Thanks for sharing!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@markbrooks If it’s a 400ish mile bike trail with roughly no cars on it it’s likely I bid on this business and have about 50+ questions for him :)

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@patrickdichter Congrats! Who did you use to file it? 7 months seems like a solid turnaround!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@m_franceschetti @eightsleep What’s so bad about melatonin? Serious question. Doctors prescribe it to kids - can’t be that bad, but here to learn!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@searchbound Thanks! Yep, eventually! We actually just acquired https://t.co/KNgrenaETY (an existing company) so we’re building and improving on that first, but this is now in the queue to work

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

I left Bench on Jan 1, 2024, when I learned that 99% of the SMB industry uses QuickBooks for bookkeeping and Bench was “different” and had their own in-house platform. Felt like I dodged a bullet here—feel horrible for the team though with such a sudden collapse.

[kepano @kepano]

The accounting tool @Bench shut down with no warning 3 days before the end of the year. They had raised $110m in venture capital.

The app is no longer accessible. There will be a way to export your data, but it's not available yet.

File over app is not just for individuals.

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@Travis_Jamison @systemsixbooks let me know if you want us to be a case study. I moved from Bench to you guys last year - you’re 100x better!

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

@Austen Have you tried any? Curious your thoughts

[Michael Benson @maikbenson]

A goldmine for a lean holding company