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Michael Martocci
@MichaelMartocci
31 | Founder @swagup ($200m+ Rev - acq.) | Investor (Ramp, Merge, Unspun, Jolly, Unify, Gail +) | W&M | 📧 [email protected] ⛳️🏎️
Austin, TX
swagup.com
Joined October 2011
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Dec 24, 2020
    Who else’s parents have no idea what they do?
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Jul 11, 2021
    Chobani set to go public at > $10B valuation Back in 2016, Founder Hamdi Ulukaya granted his then 2k employees roughly 10% of the company or about $450k/employee at the IPO value, w/ many earlier employees set to net several million Many of these are factory line workers
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Jul 14, 2021
    A friend of a friend quietly announced the sale of their bootstrapped business today for $400M, in just 6 years…hes 28 Reminder that there’s a lot of under the radar bootstrapped business printing money, they just don’t make it onto this silly 🐦 app
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Nov 18, 2023
    The movie is going to be great…
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Mar 28, 2021
    Name a more beautiful classic car... SL300
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Dec 25, 2020
    Replying to @MichaelMartocci
    Alrighty - just in - here’s my dads response (working on getting my mom’s next) Share your videos 😂
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Jul 19, 2023
    Replying to @bfcarlson
    Can confirm as my mom was in the second tower and got out
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Jul 19, 2023
    Replying to @bfcarlson
    She ran down the stairs and across the Brooklyn bridge as quickly as possible From like 40-50 flights up
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Jan 21, 2023
    There are many talented people at Google, that said, in an environment like this, I imagine it’d be very hard for a recently laid off 15 year Googler to adjust to life at a scrappy startup
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    May 7, 2021
    Every airline charges $125 per dog each way Seems like an easy oppurtunity to undercut that and become the pet-friendly airline Partner with barkbox, chewy, etc and win the hearts of pet owners
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Dec 29, 2020
    Hey @FrancisSuarez we just signed the lease on our Miami office - ready to fill it with some local talent, Top 3 priorities are: 1. Head of Talent ($150-200k) 2. Head of Product Design ($150-175k) 3. Head of Sales ($300-400k) Know anyone great?! (job postings below 👇)
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Dec 25, 2020
    Replying to @MichaelMartocci
    All of these views are getting to his head 🤦🏻‍♂️😂
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Dec 23, 2020
    Ran into Peter Thiel at dinner last night... Miami momentum building 🌴🚀
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    Michael Martocci
    @MichaelMartocci
    Sep 16, 2025
    Idea for $OPEN @nejatian @rabois I should be able to make a bid on ANY home without it being on the market at any time Homeowners can claim home Or get notified when something comes in Facilitate the transaction end to end Unlock a ton of new supply and do something
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