MIKE DAUBER'S DISCOUNT DEPOT - #1 Deals Site on the World Wide Web!!!

🔥🔥🔥 TODAY'S SCORCHING DEALS 🔥🔥🔥

Hand-picked by Mike Dauber — Managing $900M in VC, saving $9 on fleece

★ NEW! ★

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REI Co-op Trailmade Fleece

~~$89.95~~ $34.99!!!

YOU SAVE: $54.96 (61% OFF)

"I own 7 of these" — Mike

★ HOT! ★

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Chase Sapphire Preferred

80,000 BONUS POINTS!!!

WORTH: $1,000+ IN TRAVEL

"The cornerstone of any portfolio" — Mike

★ SALE! ★

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Archera Cloud Savings
(Mike invested in this btw)

SAVE 40% ON AWS!!!

"His most personal investment"

Board seat AND a discount? Chef's kiss.

★ WOW! ★

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Costco Executive Membership

2% CASHBACK ON EVERYTHING

$120/yr BUT IT PAYS FOR ITSELF

"Worth every penny" — Mike (he did the math)

★ NEW! ★

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Temporal Workflow Engine

NEVER WASTE A COMPUTE CYCLE

Portfolio company. Also saves money.

"Efficiency IS the product" — Mike

★ HOT! ★

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REI Co-op Membership

$30 LIFETIME. LIFETIME!

10% annual dividend. Do the math.

"Best investment I've ever made. Including Splunk." — Mike

✨ ABOUT YOUR HOST ✨

★★★★★

Meet MIKE DAUBER — General Partner at Amplify Partners by day, DEAL HUNTING LEGEND by night.

Mike completed his Michigan Engineering degree in just 3 YEARS. That's 25% OFF tuition — his first successful arbitrage.

Career path optimized for maximum ROI:
TJ High School (#5 in US — free public school, naturally) → Michigan (3 yrs!) → Wharton MBA → Velio Communications (Verilog lol) → Altera & Xilinx (FPGA nerd) → Battery Ventures → Amplify Partners

He manages $900 MILLION in venture capital funds. His proudest ROI? The 5% cashback on his REI Co-op Mastercard.

📍 Los Altos, CA (not Atherton — why pay Atherton prices?)

👪 Married, 3 kids

🏈 DC Sports Fan (trained from birth to accept disappointment)

📺 Seinfeld Superfan (his dad resembles Larry David)

💻 Disassembled the family VCR as a kid (has been taking things apart to find savings since 1985)

🏆 Forbes Midas Brink List 2014 (not the actual Midas List. The Brink. Close but not quite. Like getting 90% off.)

💡 THE DAUBER METHOD™ 💡

Adapted from Mike's semiconductor investment rules.
Originally for chip companies. Now for YOUR WALLET.

MINIMIZE INNOVATION IN YOUR WARDROBE

"Buy proven brands. At a discount. The REI Garage Sale is your IPO."

FOCUS ON SOFTWARE (POINTS OPTIMIZATION)

"The real alpha isn't in stocks. It's in Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partners."

MASTER THE CHANNEL STRATEGY

"Costco for bulk. REI for gear. Trader Joe's for wine. Amazon for everything else. Never pay retail."

"Time kills more companies than dollars."
— Mike Dauber (also applies to flash sales. ACT NOW.)

💰 PATAGONIA R1 — $47 AT REI OUTLET 💳 AMEX GOLD — 60K MR POINTS ☁️ AWS RESERVED INSTANCES — 72% SAVINGS 🍔 COSTCO ROTISSERIE — STILL $4.99 💻 MACBOOK REFURB — 15% OFF APPLE STORE 🏃 REI MEMBER COUPON — 20% OFF ONE ITEM 💰 PATAGONIA R1 — $47 AT REI OUTLET 💳 AMEX GOLD — 60K MR POINTS ☁️ AWS RESERVED INSTANCES — 72% SAVINGS 🍔 COSTCO ROTISSERIE — STILL $4.99 💻 MACBOOK REFURB — 15% OFF APPLE STORE 🏃 REI MEMBER COUPON — 20% OFF ONE ITEM

💰 MIKE'S SAVINGS PORTFOLIO 💰

Real companies Mike invested in. Rebranded as cost-saving tools.

ARCHERA

Cloud Cost Optimization

"His most personal investment"

TEMPORAL

Workflow Orchestration

"Never waste a compute cycle"

CHAINGUARD

Supply Chain Security

"Secures deals AND software"

GREMLIN

Chaos Engineering

"Ironic for a man who can't handle paying full price"

STACKROX

Acquired by Red Hat

"Security at a discount (it's open source now)"

BUDDYBUILD

Acquired by Apple

"Even Apple wanted Mike's deals"

⭐ WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT MIKE ⭐

"Mike enjoys a spirited debate about almost anything."

— Stanford Bio

(Translation: He will argue the REI return policy for 45 minutes)

"He's a collector of people."

— Amplify Partners Blog

(That's what serial killers say, Mike.)

"It's never as good or as bad as you think it is."

— Mike's advice to founders

(Also Mike, staring at a 40%-off fleece that's still $53)

"Amplify exists to serve the vision of talented technical founders. Everything else is secondary."

— Mike Dauber

(Everything except REI Garage Sales. Those are primary.)

🚨 HAVE YOU SEEN THIS ASSOCIATE? 🚨

LAST SEEN: RUNNING

ANIRBAN

aka "The Associate" / "Hey You" / "Can You Run The Numbers On This"

STATUS:	MISSING
LAST SEEN:	Amplify Partners office, fleeing toward the parking lot
LAST WORDS:	"I can't compare two more fleeces, Mike. I just can't."
WEARING:	An REI clearance fleece (Mike made him buy it)
REWARD:	Mike's eternal gratitude (value: $0.00)

📋 TIMELINE OF EVENTS:

9:00 AM — Anirban arrives. Mike asks him to "quickly compare" 14 credit card offers.

9:47 AM — Mike sends Anirban to Costco to verify rotisserie chicken is still $4.99.

11:15 AM — Anirban returns. Mike asks him to calculate the per-ounce cost of every fleece on REI.com.

2:30 PM — Mike asks Anirban to attend a board meeting "on his behalf." Anirban reminds Mike he's an Associate, not a GP.

3:00 PM — Mike makes a Seinfeld reference. Nobody laughs. Anirban is asked to explain why it was funny.

4:12 PM — Security cameras show Anirban walking briskly toward the exit.

4:13 PM — Security cameras show Anirban sprinting toward the exit.

4:14 PM — Mike emails: "Hey can you also update the points spreadsheet before you leave?" No response.

📢 NOW HIRING: NEW ASSOCIATE 📢

Due to an "unexpected departure," Mike Dauber's Discount Depot is seeking a replacement.

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be willing to compare fleece prices at 11 PM on a Tuesday
Must maintain the credit card points spreadsheet (updated hourly)
Must laugh at Seinfeld references within 2 seconds
Must not ask about Anirban (we don't talk about Anirban)
Must own at least 3 REI fleeces (provided at cost, from Mike's personal collection)
"Other duties as assigned" (it's always other duties)

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

❌ Competitive Salary ❌ Health Insurance ❌ 401k Match ❌ Paid Lunch ✅ Expired REI Coupons ✅ Mike's old fleeces (lightly worn) ✅ "Exposure" ✅ Occasional eye contact from Mike ✅ Free parking (you'll need it to flee)

"Anirban was a valued member of our team. I think. I'm not sure what he did exactly, but the spreadsheets have stopped updating and someone needs to go to Costco."
— Mike Dauber, 2026

🗣️ DAUBER'S DEBATE CORNER 🗣️

Mike "enjoys a spirited debate about almost anything." Vote now!

TODAY'S QUESTION: Is a Costco Executive Membership worth the $60 upgrade?

PAST DEBATES:
"Is the REI dividend worth optimizing for?" (99% YES) | "Should you carry 5+ credit cards?" (94% YES) | "Is Atherton overpriced?" (100% YES — Mike's vote) | "Did Michigan deserve to win the natty?" (DEBATE STILL ONGOING)

📋 DEAL-HUNTING CREDENTIALS 📋

1993-97 Thomas Jefferson HS (#5 in US) — Learned assembly language. Started optimizing early.

1997-00 Michigan Engineering (3 YEARS!) — Saved 25% on tuition. First arbitrage.

2001-03 Velio Communications — Wrote Verilog. Calculated price-per-thread-count of every fleece.

2003-08 Altera & Xilinx — FPGA companies. Programmed chips AND comparison-shopped them.

2007-09 Wharton MBA — Economics concentration. Finally got formal training in what he already did naturally.

2008-14 Battery Ventures — Led Splunk to IPO. Forbes Midas BRINK List. Almost famous.

2014-NOW Amplify Partners (GP) — $900M AUM. 3/4 funds top 5%. But the REAL work? This website.

★★★ MIKE DAUBER'S ★★★ DISCOUNT DEPOT