Connor Holly

I run two companies: Traders Launch (CEO/Founder) and Purpose (Head of Product). TL is a prop trading platform with same-day payouts. Purpose is an AI life coach that learns your psychology over time.

Most of my time goes into building systems — for the businesses, for my health, for thinking clearly. The goal is always the same: make things run without me so I can focus on what actually matters.

I have ADHD, which means I've had to build external systems to compensate for unreliable internal ones. Environment design over willpower. Automations over intentions. Binary rules over moderation.

This isn't a limitation — it's an operating system that works differently. High novelty tolerance, pattern recognition across domains, ability to hyperfocus when interested. The trick is designing environments where these are assets.

I compress hard, then decompress completely. Sprints followed by genuine rest. No steady-state productivity theater.

Eventually I want to work on AI alignment research. The technical problem of making AI systems that reliably do what we want is the most important problem I can see.

Right now that means building companies that generate optionality, learning the technical foundations, and designing AI systems in production (Purpose is essentially an AI agent that learns from every conversation).

I've been with my partner for 11 years. We met when we were 16.

I'm focused on longevity optimization — not aesthetics, not performance, just living longer and healthier. This means tracking biomarkers, optimizing sleep, and treating my body like a system worth maintaining.

I read broadly: technical AI papers, business strategy, psychology, philosophy. The best insights come from connecting ideas across domains.