Issue #5: Christmas Edition

A quick post on wrapping up 2023 and getting ready for 2024.

‘Twas the Friday before Christmas and, for the first time in fifteen years, I have zero stress about any last-minute shipments nor last-minute gifts. The team wrapped up early and next week is all about heads down working, with team standups canceled.

You thought this was going to be something rhyming but I’m awful at that. Instead, I’m going to do a bit of reflection on 2023 as it was a pivotal year in my life.

I’m most thankful to my wife and son, who supported me as I quit my job and started yet another company, knowing all the ups and downs we experienced during Forager. I’ve told myself and my wife that I’ll focus on creating a good work-life balance, something I agreed on with my co-founder as we got started on this new project. No matter how busy you feel, you have to find a way to step away from work and spend time with your family and doing things that you love doing.

I’m thankful to my new co-founder and brilliant team of engineers who took the leap into another startup after seeing a rocketship crash down to Earth. We’ll have more to share soon about who that team is and what our plans are.

I’m thankful to everyone I had a chance to work with at Arrive while integrating Forager. I made a lot of friends and have an incredible amount of respect for the leadership team that’s building out that business.

I’m thankful to my family, my parents, and my siblings, especially the one who gives me shit for some of my more cringe posts. You all set a high standard and that fuels part of my motivation.

I’ll be back with some more stories after the New Year - happy holidays!