As of today, I am beginning my second attempt at early retirement. Digital Alloys wrapped up operations on Friday, unable to secure “C” round financing or a company interested in purchasing the going concern. I am disappointed that we did not achieve a better business outcome and was very sad to miss the last day in the office and the opportunity to thank and say goodbye to folks in person. At the same time, I am extremely proud of my team and the work that we completed over the last 18 months. It has been one of my most satisfying jobs in recent history, having had an opportunity to wade neck-deep in design and engineering. I will continue my consulting role at Formlabs for now and will remain open to other consulting or advisory roles but I am quite satisfied to call this an end to a full-time work schedule. With our permitting process well underway, I plan to throw myself fully into our new home planning and construction, and with Covid restrictions lifting, to picking up where I left off on my travel plans.

My first act as a semi-retired individual was to finally program my electric car for nighttime only charging, entitling us to a nice discount on our energy bill. A simple task that I never seemed to find time for when I was so focused on work.