Diogo Gonçalves — Investing, Software, Essays & Projects

Long-form Essays

A library of long-form essays on investing, software, and long-term thinking. Browse the essays below and click any title to read it in full.

A close-up of a dark, brushed-metal mechanical keyboard with subtle white backlighting, positioned on a matte black desk next to a slim, silver laptop running clean, readable code. Beside them lies a neatly stacked set of printed pages featuring structured investment notes and a tidy column of numbers highlighted in pale blue. Soft, diffused afternoon light from an unseen window creates gentle gradients across the metal surfaces and a faint reflection on the laptop trackpad. Photographic realism, captured from a slightly elevated angle with selective focus on the keys, conveys a disciplined, analytical mood, merging the precision of programming with the structure of long-term investing in a modern, professional aesthetic.

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A sleek, minimalist wooden desk holds an open ultrawide monitor displaying a clean dashboard of investment charts on one side and neatly formatted code on the other. A dark metal laptop rests beside a graphite notebook with a mechanical pencil precisely aligned on top. The desk sits near a large window overlooking a soft-focus modern cityscape. Cool daylight pours in, creating crisp reflections on the monitor and subtle shadows along the grain of the wood. Photographic realism, shot at eye level with a shallow depth of field, emphasizes the workspace as focused and professional, blending finance and software in a calm, high-level atmosphere that suits a thoughtful personal site about investing and technology.