New quarter, same old BS

I’m back at it after taking the last 5 days off. I’m proud of myself for making sure that I truly took the time off and spent nearly no time in front of my laptop. There were a few things that I needed to get done, but for the most part, it was the longest break from work I’ve had this year.

Sophia and I finally had time to ourselves last week to explore New York. It was a nice break from parenting and both of us decided that we really need more time to ourselves away from Colin at times.

We officially kicked off Q3 this morning with the team. It’s the most optimistic start to the quarter in many years. We had a great Q2 and things simply just felt a bit different and more normal. Rather than trying to beat the bear market the last few quarters, the end of Q2 felt that things were starting to normalize. And stability and normalcy is a welcome sight.

Of course, as I get back from lunch I see that Trump is back at it again with his trade war imposing a new tariff on Japan and South Korea who happen to some of our biggest allies and trading partners. Where does this end up and how will it ultimately affect us in the private tech space? Who the hell knows.

The good news is that the team and I feel battle hardened at this point. We’ve been through so damn much over the last 3 years that nothing surprise me anymore and it’s almost busy as usual. Of course, I reserve the right to complain about everything, but at this point, I’m choosing to stay on the optimistic side of things. New quarter, same old BS.