Summer break

I joked on Twitter that the VC and startup community should band together and declare a summer break where we all just return in 3 months. We’d be tanned, rested and ready to build again. It’s been a long 2.5 years since the pandemic started and we’ve been through a lot. We could all use a summer break.

While this summer break will exist only in my dreams, I do have big plans for the summer. The capital markets and therefore deal flow has come to a screeching halt this summer. Yes, we’re open for business at Secfi but the scale is a fraction compared to last year. My friends that are investors or work in M&A have declared a mini-summer break.

While the situation isn’t ideal, it does present a good opportunity for a reset that I’m looking forward to.

First, I plan on completing a lot of things that I’ve put on the backburner such as some testing and licensing requirements. Studying on the beach doesn’t sound so bad.

Secondly, it’s a great opportunity to focus on improving and streamlining processes. With deal flow down, we can focus on internal changes within our org so we become a much more efficient machine. I have a laundry list of items that have been pushed back that I want to tackle this summer.

And last but not least, it’s a great time to focus on product and build. We have big ambitions for the coming year at Secfi and this “summer break” will allow us to get a big jumpstart on initiatives we have planned.

It may not be a true summer, but it’ll be a nice change of pace. I’m looking forward to it.