In this episode, rachel and Kendall talk about:
* Why rachel retired
* A brief diversion into the fundraising lifecycle of a nonprofit
* Why Kendall gets offered weed on the street in Portugal
* Visas and the eldritch horrors of the permitting system
* Settling one's family into Portuguese living
* Appreciation of walkable living environments
* How bootstrapped and venture-backed startups are different experiences
* Merging acquisitions into larger corporate environments
* rachel's theories about why Splunk was such a success story
* Kendall's thoughts on new vs additive markets, effort, and growth
* A Tale of Two Shitshows
* An enumeration of variables in our defense
* What attracts people to different stages of company growth
* Freedom vs risk, another set of axes to consider
* Minor regrets on scope
* Our recommendations for distractions of late:
* rachel recommends the Scholomance trilogy by Naomi Novik and the Star Wars show Endor
* Kendall recommends learning Portuguese
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3