On HashiCorp, IBM, and Acceptance

I originally started writing this post as a detailed history of my relationship with HashiCorp, how it grew as a company, and its IPO in December 2021- which happened at the exact wrong time. After laying down about 750 words, I deleted the whole thing. Why? Because that&rsquo;s not the post I wanted to write. This one is. A Year Of Acceptance For me, 2024 was a year of acceptance. I had to accept…