CONOR WATKINS

NYCMIAMI

Founder, operator, and investor focused on early-stage teams and emerging technology — partnering with founders and venture firms on product, strategy, and GTM.

COMPANIES

A selection of companies I've worked for, built, and supported in various capacities.

WRITING

Essays on tech, real estate, and society, from Context.

Mar 18, 2026

Why Prices Never Actually Come Back Down

The permanent cost reset the media won't explain

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Feb 13, 2026

Liked by Many, Wanted by Few

How Optionality, Algorithms, and Declining Conscientiousness Broke Modern Relationships

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Jan 8, 2026

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Predictions

The Game Theory of Truth in an Age of Cheap Talk

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Oct 30, 2025

Redefining Capitalism for the Next Generation

Why Young New Yorkers Are Right to Be Angry (And Wrong About the Solution)

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May 29, 2025

Not Your Parents' Financial Advice

A Guide to Building Wealth Through Ownership in Today's Economy

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Mar 25, 2025

To Be a Cyborg, or To Be Left Behind

A Practical Guide to Thriving in the AI Age

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Feb 28, 2025

How to Think Clearly Without Being Controversial

A Framework for Finding Truth in an Age of Outrage

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Jan 15, 2025

While America Watched Grocery Prices, Housing Costs Quadrupled

How policy failures and market incentives created a generational housing lockout

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