Since I’ve Been Gone: Summer 2022

Ah, how blissful to take the summer off from writing. Was it a quiet summer? Oh noo no no. We moved! Out of the Bay to Boston. Took some vacation. Got Covid on vacation. Had to put my head down and do a fair amount of work too. So yeah, like many of you I’m limping back into the swing of things.

You may have noticed the temperature has risen…and I’m not talking about the weather. All across the tech ecosystem the heat is on with teams “pushing harder” amid headwinds of slumping growth, plunging valuations, and an escalating sense of impending doom.

What else did I miss?

Peloton, Crypto Hacks, and FCKS Given

Ah, another pandemic week of wild news. Through two of the most unrelated stories one can think of I was reminded of perhaps the most important thing when it comes to working and managing in startups. There’s the mission. The product. The team. But behind all that…there’s the amount of fucks you give.

I present to you two images:

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