Platforms

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Apple, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have a combined market cap of around $9T at the time of writing (March 2025). What do all of these tech behemoths have in common? They are all platforms. A platform is a generic term for a specific business model that has been made possible with the Internet. Lately I’ve … Read more

Metaphors and the Infinite Game

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There’s a book called Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson that I recommend to anyone that asks for a good book to read. I buy extra copies and gift them to friends of mine. The premise is that metaphors are more than linguistic constructs we learn about in grade school – … Read more

Core Values – Update

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I posted earlier this year on my core values. After about 4 months, I’ve thought about them more and have some changes as 2024 comes to a close: Thanks for reading, Connor

Ouray 50-ish Ultramarathon

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I had the opportunity to participate in the Ouray 50 ultramarathon in September. The Ouray 50 is kind of insane. Runners have 24 hours to run 50 miles with over 20,000 feet of elevation gain around the historic mining trails of Ouray in southwest Colorado. This was the second ultra I’ve done in my life. … Read more

Book Review: Man’s Search for Meaning

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Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning is a profound exploration of meaning in human life. The book begins with a harrowing account of the author’s personal experience in Nazi concentration camps. He uses this account to illustrate the distribution of prisoner personas that manifested as a result of the damaging influences of camp. The typical … Read more

Core Values

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I’ve decided to start a blog. Lately I’ve had this gut feeling that I should start writing. I think this comes from a need to integrate and express the ideas I become exposed to from media like books and podcasts. Where does this need come from? I believe it springs from one of my core … Read more