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Founder with 2 Exits. Coach & Advisor. Investor. Maker of Gin. Drummer. New Yorker living in London. From Hamburg.

London
Joined April 2014
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I let AI audit my LinkedIn—and deleted 3,000+ connections in one day. Why? My network was a relic of my SAP past, full of randoms & dead weight. Sometimes, less is more—if you want to grow, burn the old life down. Ever tried a digital purge? #LinkedIn #Networking #PersonalGrowth
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When is something perfect? When you can't add to it anymore? Or take anything more away? Here’s how I learned the power of less is more. thomasmichaellive.com/less-i… #LessIsMore #Simplicity #LifeByDesign
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Everyone’s obsessed with to-do lists. Here’s my not-to-do list. See what I refuse to do now and why saying no is my biggest productivity hack. thomasmichaellive.com/my-not… #NotToDoList #IntentionalLiving #Productivity
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I let AI audit my LinkedIn and deleted 3,000+ connections in one day. Why? My network was a relic of my SAP past, full of randoms & dead weight. Sometimes, less is more—if you want to grow, burn the old life down. #LinkedIn #AIAudit #Networking #PersonalGrowth #Reinvention
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Launch early, fail fast, iterate often. That’s how I built my companies and how I started my own gin brand. thomasmichaellive.com/how-to… #gin #Entrepreneurship #StartBuilding
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How I Used AI to Purge my LinkedIn - Step by Step: 1. Exported my connections 2. Asked AI for a ruthless audit: flag dead weight, legacy roles, irrelevance 3. Bulk-removed the rest (no mercy) 4. Kept only the people I’d actually call or who’d call me back Stop hoarding.
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We built an AI-first company. No bloated org chart, no busywork, no legacy headaches. Here’s how we run lean, fast, and smarter at TomcoCapital. tomcocapital.com/building-an… #AIFirst #futureofworkplace
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Most people coast through life on autopilot. I track everything that matters - on purpose. Here’s how “Life by Design” helped me build a year of real intent and meaning: thomasmichaellive.com/intent… #IntentionalLiving #LifeByDesign #Purpose
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I just tried this prompt in ChatGPT…wow, what an eye opener! If my life was a movie and the audience had watched it up until now, what would they be screaming at the screen for me to do next?
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If you get a vague answer, follow with this prompt: Sounds good but too vague. I need specifics.
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Consistency beats intensity. Every time. I’ve built mastery in business but in other areas, I’ve been coasting. This book called me out. Hard. Here’s what changed: thomasmichaellive.com/the-ha…
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I nuked 80% of my LinkedIn network (from 3,776 to 465). Instant result: No more noise. Feed = people I actually care about. Rediscovered old friends & collaborators buried under clutter. Quality > quantity. Would you dare to do the same? #NetworkEffect #LinkedInTips
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I built ERPlingo so you can fix SAP errors faster - with verified messages, step-by-step fixes, and analytics that show where you're stuck. #SAP #ERPlingo #BetterThanChatGPT
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New addition to ART I, our invite-only contemporary fine art fund. Russell Young - Marilyn Crying. #contemporaryart #investments
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I sold my company, retired, and now I pay to get humbled at drum camp. Why? Because sucking in public is the fastest path to real growth. New blog: What drumming taught me about leadership. thomasmichaellive.com/suck-s…
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Every CEO should build a space where failure is normalized, feedback is honest, and the goal isn’t comfort—it’s mastery.
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The best environments are equal parts challenge and support. Drum camp has both. So should your company. Safe to fail. Relentless to improve.
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Growth isn’t about perfection. It’s about the courage to fail publicly—again and again—until you earn a tiny win. And then the next one.
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Most leaders avoid discomfort like the plague. They design lives around control, confidence, and being the smartest in the room. That’s how you stop growing.
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At drum camp, you sit at the kit, live on stream, drumming to a song you’ve never heard, in front of 8 elite drummers. No do-overs. It’s terrifying. It’s perfect.
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