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Reflecting on 2025

Reflections from a tumultuous year raising $22.5M, doing an MBA while building a business, going to market, leaving my own startup, losing a dog, losing people I loved, and running some ultras.

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Austin Hay
Jan 05, 2026
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Hi all! Happy new year. 2025 is in the rear view mirror, but boy was it a long one.

If you’re one of the 13,000 readers that joined me last year, I want to thank you. I received so many messages from folks engaging with what I’ve written, asking questions, and supporting my work. It meant the world.

I debated sending this earlier in December, but every t…

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