Greg Olsen

Hey πŸ‘‹πŸΌ I'm Greg.

I'm a guy on the internet with too many interests. Most of them orbit around learning and writing and software and kids and books and business. This is the place I come to try to string words and ideas together and hold myself accountable.

Credentials are sooo boring. I like this list better.

Family

3 amazing kids and 1 amazing wife

Beach

Splits time between Maryland and Delaware

Fire pit

Will choose a cigar and whiskey with friends over nearly any other activity

Church

Still goes to church

Adventure

45 and feels like a wide-eyed little kid

Library

Like Erasmus, would choose books first over food and clothes

Computer

Wrote software or led software teams for a living for 20 years

RV trip

Drove across the country in a rented RV. Twice!

Running

Runs a lot

Lifting

Lifts heavy things

Racing

Raced cars and taught others how to do it

Company

Helped build a company from 2 to 250+

Building

Loves building things out of (wood | words | code | ideas)

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I write on Substack too

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Things I've Written

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Things I'm Reading

β†’ Breakneck by Dan Wang
β†’ Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
β†’ Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander

6 books finished this year

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Projects

  • Matreas

    Modern fundraising for schools with a story worth telling.

  • A Real Estate Project

    Coming soon.

  • The Furious Opposites

    A Both/And view of understanding technology.

  • Faradash

    Foreign spending dashboard based on FARA data.

  • CollegeValue

    Compare colleges by earnings vs. debt.

Things I'm Wondering

  • ? How are phones and AI changing the way we grow up?
  • ? How can small projects drive family revenue?
  • ? Can restaurants use spreadsheets as menus?
  • ? How do you get better at speaking?
  • ? What does it take to write a spy novel?

Recent Workouts

  • Afternoon Weight Training, 1 day ago 35:00
  • 3.64 mi Lunch Walk, 2 days ago 62:23
  • Lunch Weight Training, 4 days ago 40:00
  • Lunch Weight Training, 6 days ago 45:00
  • Lunch Weight Training, 7 days ago 30:00

Fresh Quotes

β€œMy personal opinion? The rapid re-organization of all things β€œstatus” is probably a good thing. At least now we can stress about achieving our own goals rather than those bestowed upon us by others.” .Greg. https://www.kanonical.io/ https://www.thefuriousopposites.com/ β€” Jack Raines
β€œ*We’re dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go do something.”* .Greg. https://www.kanonical.io/ https://www.thefuriousopposites.com/ β€” Kurt Vonnegut
"You waste years by not being able to waste hours." β€” Amos Tversky

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