Jesse Middleton: Flybridge typically writes checks of $1M+
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Jesse Middleton of Flybridge debriefs with Josh Muccio on why he is still conducting diligence on Lockstop despite his $50k offer being rejected.
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“We normally write million plus dollar checks. So I'm going to do the diligence on that check either way.”
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