Authority Issues

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 Sta