No-Fluff Resources
I’ve learned and used everything here to build 12+ businesses over the last 30 years. I hope it helps!
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Free downloads
The Low-Risk Business Cheat Sheet
3-page PDF guide - $0
Your 3-minute guide to starting durable businesses.
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Getting to No
11-page mini-ebook - $0
My free guide to finding great ideas... by killing most of them.
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My Personal Planning Template
Blank PDF form - $0
How I plan my months, years, and decades. Here’s how to use it!
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The Girdley Hiring Process
14-step walkthrough - $0
I’ve hired 1,000+ people across my companies. Here’s how I get the best people.
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The Foolproof Board Meeting Template
Slide deck - $0
Use this to keep your board meetings productive, engaging, and on-track. (Explainers here.)
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9 Systems Every Business Needs
Resource guide - $0
85% of business tastes like chicken. These systems solve the universal problems they all share.
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My CEO Bonus Structure
Guide + spreadsheet template - $0
The formula I use to incentivize my CEOs (and other key employees).
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13-Week Rolling Cash Flow Forecast
Guide + spreadsheet template - $0
The simple exercise to keep your business from running out of money.
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How to 10x Your Business on X
10-Step Walkthrough - $0
18 rules to grow an audience for you and your business.
Download freeYour Personal User Manual
Prompts + sample - $0
Put “getting to know each other” on fast forward with new colleagues and hires.
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Small Business Playbooks Library
A compilation of all the playbook newsletters I’ve sent out over the last few years. Sortable by category.
Paid products
The Low Risk Business
Ebook download - $29
40 pages of hands-on, practical guidance — the 5-step framework I've used to build multiple businesses in my 12-company portfolio.
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How to Find A Great Business to Buy
(for beginners)
Video course - $699 $99 *new price
A crash course in the basics of business buying, designed for beginners. We absolutely jam-packed this with information.
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The Complete HoldCo Course
Flagship video course - $4,999
My HoldCo does over $100M a year in revenue. I put everything I've learned into this course. Learn more here.
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Thanks,
Michael
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