Skip to content
Home
Go back

Founder Note

(DAY 1132) March Had Other Plans

Quick Context

In one line

March 2026 brought unexpected churn in the team and a surprise hernia surgery, a reminder that life rarely follows the neat version of the plan.

Founder Note Topic: Entrepreneurship

Read This As A Thread

This post is part of the founder writing around Edzy, product decisions, hiring, incentives, and the slower realities of building a company.

March 2026 has been one of those months that refused to follow any script.

There was churn in the team. There was uncertainty where I expected rhythm. And then, in the middle of it all, came a surprise hernia surgery, the kind of event that immediately rearranges your priorities and your perspective.

It is strange how quickly life can change direction. You begin a month thinking about plans, momentum, execution, and progress. Then reality introduces a completely different agenda. Suddenly, what mattered yesterday gets replaced by much simpler things: health, recovery, stability, and the people who stand by you when things get messy.

Months like this remind me that control is often an illusion. We prepare, we plan, we optimize, and still life takes its own turns. The only real choice is how we respond when it does.

I am thankful for one thing above all: coming out of all of it safe. When a month ends with gratitude instead of regret, that already feels like a win.


Read In Context

Keep following the thread this post belongs to

Read Next

Paths for readers like you

Founders

A reading path for founders interested in hiring, company-building, incentives, growth, and the realities of building Edzy.

People building companies or thinking seriously about doing it.

Operators

A path for builders and operators who care about execution, team judgment, process, and practical decision-making.

Operators, managers, and generalists who care about execution more than slogans.

Edzy

If you care about learning products, this is what I am building.

Edzy is where a lot of my founder writing becomes concrete: product choices, hiring, incentives, and the practical challenge of building something genuinely useful for students.

Related Posts

If this note clicked, keep going here