We started Trash Caddies thinking we'd primarily service the elderly. No one hated us more. Elderly people living independently considered it a personal affront that we'd suggest they couldn't handle their trash bins. Now we have hundreds of thousands of ARR. Ready, Fire, Aim.

This clip is so simple, yet profound. Too often, when faced with a challenge, people default to "we have a problem!" (The escalator is broken!) If you want to be a top performer, focus on identifying a solution instead. (The escalator is now stairs!) youtu.be/47rQkTPWW2I?si…

Scam artists are getting more creative... Our COO at Trash Caddies just received this text, from "me." 🧐

Had a blast doing The Girl Dad Show podcast with Young Han. Great podcast focused on the challenge of navigating business and parenthood. #parenthood #Entrepreneurship Check it out if you're so inclined: thegirldadshow.com/episode/ep-109…

Since we're leaving it up to "earth" to decide who will be responsible for the theoretical demise of X, who do you hold responsible?

Big news for the Dallas STR market. Judge Monica Purdy states the new STR rules, set to go into effect within days, "blatantly violate the state constitution," and would cause "irreparable harm," to STR owners.

Great little vacation rental hack from Bryce Garcia. #VacationRentals #ShortTermRentals #RealEstate #Airbnbs #SMB #PropertyManagement

Very misleading reporting from Rebecca Rommen. Cites WaPo saying "the US lacks a federal inheritance tax," but ignores our 40% estate tax. Putting the onus on the recipient is asinine. How do they pay the tax if they inherited illiquid assets? SMH. businessinsider.com/heiress-is-see…

Quote of the day: "How did fucking computers become the thing, and machines became the thing, that does art, and humans are the ones in fucking Amazon warehouses?" - Stavros Halkias

In 2023 we bought a small competitor. Every month, we spent ~5 hours managing it. Every month, it made us money. Yesterday, we sold it w/ minimal markup. Why? Those 5 hours for "easy" money were costing us "big" money. Focus your time on its highest and best use. #SMB

Fire bad customers. We had an exceptionally difficult customer @trash_caddies. Bent over backwards to appease her. Nothing worked. Then we told her we couldn't service her property anymore. A week later she apologized, asked us to come back, and never complained again. #SMB

Baseball is a passion of mine. In honor of pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training, here's a fun fact: It's widely accepted that the first high five occurred in 1977, when Dusty Baker slapped teammate Glenn Burke's raised hand at home plate after a home run.

Me: What's an hour of your time worth to you? Wife: Hard to say. Me: Okay, given the option of an hour with the kids or... I don't know... locked in a closet by yourself, how much would you pay? Wife: I'd get to be all by myself? #Parenting

Did Elon Musk steal the design for the cyber truck from Burger King? 🤔

Decided to start playing piano again after a 25 year hiatus. Based on the 10,000 hour rule, I'm going to need to practice 27 hours a day if I want to be great by this time next year. Life canceled.

Nothing says good morning like the 140 decibels of making Keurig coffee while your kids are still asleep and all you want is 5 more minutes of peace.

Whoa... here's one for the #AI crowd... Grok making totally irrelevant racial generalizations?

Protesters at Ghirardelli Square just interrupted a children's magic show with this. We asked if they could hold off for 90 secs to allow the magician to finish his last trick and let the parents get the kids - who were scared - out of the way. They said they didn't care. Pro tip: