Why I'm Posting Less Content in 2026

Matt Gira

January 20th, 2026

Hi friend,

It's been a minute since I sent one of these. I moved across the country, started a new job and this just hit the back burner. But, I'm back!

And this week's newsletter is a recap of The Quarter 2025 and what I'm planning for it in 2026.

The big announcement is that we're going in-person in 2026. If you're in West Michigan, come to a Quarter Morning starting in February. RSVP here.

Video thumbnail showing Matt Gira with text overlay reading '2025: Tried it all' and '2026: Back to basics'

2025 was a big year for me. I knew some big decisions for me could be on the way and those came to fruition.

But it was also kind of a "meh" year, especially around The Quarter. I definitely tried to do too much with it. Whoops lol

Here's what I was expecting in 2025, what actually happened, and what's coming in 2026!

Read my full 2025 Annual Review →

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State of Solopreneurship 2026

My friend, Adriana Tica, put together this incredible report on solopreneurship. So much data and if you loved The Bootstrapped Report, you'll love the State of Solopreneurship report.

The State of Solo Founding

I promise I haven't just been reading solopreneurship reports. This one is interesting because it's from Kieran Ryan (another friend!) and the Carta team. Carta is interesting because if you're giving away any equity, you most likely use Carta. Lots of data and interesting compare and contract to Adriana's report above!

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