Staying alive long enough

Count me as one of the people who thought the Suns were going to gentlemen sweep the Bucks after they went up 2-0. The Suns seemed to be peaking and the Bucks seemed to be plateauing in the first two games. I was expecting a fast and easy series.

Give credit to the Bucks who never gave up and have now taken a 3-2 lead in the series going back to Milwaukee. They fought to stay alive long enough and they’ve now taken a lead.

I couldn’t help but compare this to startups and new companies. Sometimes the biggest challenge in starting a new company is staying alive long enough. Often times, a company just needs to make it long enough to catch enough breaks.

I’ve seen this time and time again in my role at Secfi. Companies that I saw 2-3 years ago that seemed to be struggling have now made it out on the other side of the pandemic as new unicorns or on a path to go public soon. And yes, for many that break was COVID-19.

I wish I could speak openly about some of these stories of companies as they are fascinating business cases. Unfortunately, I’ll have to wait until they go public.