This week, I've been off. HubSpot closes its offices for the first week of July each year, so it's a chance to be away without missing too much. We've played the "staycation" game, which for me is like a succession of Saturdays. I have made coffee and fed the kids pancakes; I've played not a little golf; we've seen my Dad in Maine; we've caught a game at Fenway; I've pushed through almost all of a home project. The time off is good—the time at home is great.
I've been inspired enough about breaks that I'm planning to take a summer break from this weekly email. Not that there isn't good reading to be had. There's tons. Especially if you're into political theater. But I think a brief respite will help me enjoy the rest of the summer and return ready to give you essays and links galore.
As a bit of a sendoff to the summer, I link below to a piece I put together about the work I do as a HubSpot solutions architect. Prior to July 2023, I worked as an ongoing consultant for HubSpot's customers. At the end of that run, I had served the twenty or so customers for an average of three years. Those were some longterm relationships and many successful projects. For the last year, I've worked in a more brief setting: I'll have an average of twenty customers at a time, but seldom talk to them for more than a month or two. My role is to assess what needs to be done to solve a challenge, document that solution, and move on to the next one. It's been a cool shift.
I hope you get a summer break from your work. See you in the Fall!
Writing about my job
Lessons Learned about HubSpot Solution Architecture
Some thoughts on what I do for a living.
Art thanks to AI
