It’s pretty cool that I left consulting in 2021 because I was interested in getting into tech. And here I am. Sometimes you just have to go for it.

The best version of a thing is often the simplest version of the thing

My wife and I are hosting our baby shower at our house, which of course meant I had a few weeks to finish months of house projects. Nothing like 50 guests to light a fire under your DIY game 😅

We bought a bigger house last year so we’d have more space for our family and to host the people we love. Spent the year renovating—fixing things up, making it feel like home. Today, we had 50+ friends and family over for our baby shower (first kid on the way). One of those

I don’t get the Sunday scaries. Here’s how I’ve eliminated them: 1. Pick your 3 most important tasks for Monday. Dump everything on your mind, then rank it. Focus on what actually moves the needle. 2. Decisions drain energy. Move fast on reversible ones. Slow down when the

I used to think the right productivity app would solve everything. Notion. Todoist. Apple Notes. Roam. Tana. I tried them all—convinced the perfect setup would magically give me more time back in my day. Spoiler: it didn’t. Instead, I spent more time organizing than actually

Ground turkey, rice, and bbq sauce is such a classic meal. It’s cheap, easy, clean, and high protein. Its been in my meal rotation for 10 years and still not tired of it. No need to over complicate things in the kitchen

Couple good figma sessions this week for some new stuff we’re working on. Excited to share more soon

Back in Scottsdale for the second time. Forgot how nice the weather is this time of year

Marriage is basically an extended sleep over Or at least my wife and I feel it’s important to keep a relationship feeling fun like that

Most people don’t realize how much momentum comes from just showing up and doing the simple stuff well

Just got into NYC for the real estate gala. Thanks for hosting StripMallGuy and Bob Knakal | NYC Investment Sales!

Welcomed our beautiful baby girl into the world this week. Feeling incredibly grateful and excited for this new chapter of parenthood. If you have any great accounts or resources for new dads, I’m all ears — I follow a few already but would love more suggestions!

Started a substack to get better at writing and share some of what I’ve learned over the years. Give it a read if you’re curious to see where this goes: open.substack.com/pub/adriancarb…

Q&A during M&A deals is still broken. Back in 2021 at PwC, we were managing counterparty questions in excel — rows of asks, email handoffs, version control nightmares, etc. It was organized chaos. From what I’m hearing, not much has changed. This part of the process is

I started my career in deals. The work was hard, tedious, and often meant partnering closely with the client’s business development team. What surprised me was how much of the process relied on stakeholders outside of biz dev — functional leaders with full-time roles who

Things can change fast if you have the will and desire to do something about it

We did something special during my wife’s pregnancy — we made a Spotify playlist we played almost daily. We used it during labor too. Now that same playlist soothes our baby when she’s fussy. Wild how much she actually heard in the womb. The playlist still rocks — and it’s a

My daughter is 5 months old. Being a dad has been magical but also strangely fleeting. She changes so fast and hits a new milestone every few weeks. Wild how different she is from just a few months ago. Feel like I’ll blink and miss something.