Stepping Back

Stepping Back I'm stepping back from my current commitments (Coiled, Dask, Python OSS generally) to make some space for myself. This post details concrete implications of that choice, and then explores some of my thinking. Coiled We've transformed Coiled into a pragmatic but less ambitious version of the company. Coiled is no longer actively marketing itself and we're saying no to long enterprise sales processes. We're focused instead on serving existing customers and simplifying internal operations. The company is now much smaller, consisting of two engineers who keep things humming nicely for customers. Fortunately the Coiled architecture makes this low-effort to maintain long-term. Financially, while Coiled is unlikely to ever become the next trillion-dollar company, it is now nicely profitable and can continue indefinitely. We had a pile of cash in the bank which has gone towards buying out preferred shareholders. The company is now owned exclusively by common shareholders. If…