The year-end crunch

We’re all feeling the end of year crunch quite a bit the last few weeks and expect things to pick up even more in the next couple of months. There’s simply just a ton of things that are happening at Secfi right now.

We’re in the process of raising a fund, hiring and training new team members, and planning for 2025 during our already busiest time of the year. And of course, I’m expecting our newborn in the next couple of weeks as well.

I can feel the tension among the team a bit unfortunately as we brace ourselves for a hectic next few weeks ahead. The good news is that the holidays are around the corner which should provide the team a nice break once we get through the worst of it. January is always a good time for us to catch our breaths as well.

In the meantime, there’s no easy fix. Everyone will need to step up a bit. We’ll all need to grind and work together to get through this and ensure that we have a successful Q4 and we have positive momentum going into year-end.

On the positive side - we’re a veteran team at the top who has been through this before. For myself, I know my sanity is going to be based on how well I manage life with the newborn. I plan on fully being present with my family when I take a couple weeks off towards the end of November. To do that, I know I need to grind this next week or two to ensure that the team is in a good place while I take some time off.