Mike's Mind
Mike's Mind
Mike "Veezy" van Zandwijk on Tech, Business & Life at Large
Skip to content
  • About Mike

Soul Camera: When the Orb Looks Back

What if Sam Altman’s Orb is the real “Soul Camera”? A reflection on AI, identity, and the fine line between fiction and prophecy.

Continue Reading →
in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 💾 Data, 📃 Articles, 🔏 Privacy, 🪽 Trust | October 22, 2025 | Comment

DJing the Future: How ‘Stems’ Shows What’s Next for AI

What DJ software reveals about AI’s future: it’s already everywhere, just not called AI anymore. The “stems” feature shows how intelligence blends into tools. Quietly and completely.

Continue Reading →
in ✨ AI, 📃 Articles | October 13, 2025 | Comment

Agents, Angels & The Moat of Gnosis

On the eve of Continuity, Mike reflects on OpenAI’s leaked AgentKit, startup moats, and ancient Gnostic wisdom; where AI meets awakening.

Continue Reading →
in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🔰 The Hague | October 7, 2025 | Comment

From USB Sticks to AI: Trust, Loopholes, and Leadership

From Rufus to mobile ads to AI geopolitics, Mike explores how trust, loopholes, and leadership shape tech from our pockets to the global stage.

Continue Reading →
in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🪖 Geopolitics | October 4, 2025 | 1 Comment

Rome, Quantico, and the AI Empire

America’s empire is fading, but AI may be its last chance. From Rome to Quantico to Silicon Valley, the third great arms race is underway.

Continue Reading →
in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail, 🪖 Geopolitics | October 1, 2025 | Comment

Peace in the East, Storm in the West

September 30th reflections: a prophetic hug from my daughter, U.S. generals recalled to Washington, peace in the East, and the uneasy feeling of an empire in decline.

Continue Reading →
in 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family, 📔 Journail, 🪖 Geopolitics | September 30, 2025 | Comment

Filtered Reality: Tech Roasts, Mirrored Selfies & Broken Bottle

Three stories—tech comedy, AI selfies, and a broken bottle—woven into one reflection on how filters shape our lives and what we choose to keep.

Continue Reading →
in ⚙️ Tech, ✨ AI, 📔 Journail | September 24, 2025 | Comment

Believe in Ted Lasso: Lessons Beyond the Pitch

Ted Lasso isn’t about soccer — it’s about leadership, kindness, and life lessons that hit harder than any finale. Here’s why you should watch it.

Continue Reading →
in 📔 Journail, 🧭 Leadership | August 16, 2025 | Comment

My Frustrating Journey to Create an Agent in Microsoft Copilot Studio for Applied Skills

Passed with 96% but at what cost? My honest experience inside Microsoft Copilot’s Applied Skills lab to create an agent, where bugs outpaced the exam itself.

Continue Reading →
in ✨ AI, 📔 Journail | August 4, 2025 | Comment

From Cartoons to Code: Why Life Runs on Reps

Repetition shapes us. From childhood cartoons to coding late at night. Here’s why looping again and again is how we truly learn.

Continue Reading →
in 📔 Journail | July 17, 2025 | Comment

Post navigation

Social Media

  • LinkedIn
  • Mike on Twitter
  • TikTok

Recent Posts

  • The Firm Theory of the CollectiveJune 5, 2026
  • Fever Dreams and Fault LinesMarch 31, 2026
  • The Two Rings: One Is Honor. One Is Evil. Jail Them.February 16, 2026
  • The Mind That Walked Before the BodyFebruary 10, 2026
  • The By-Wire World: Interfaces All the Way DownJanuary 25, 2026
  • Mike on Meta’s MetaverseJanuary 23, 2026
  • The Early Aftermath: Changed Roles While Living the BookJanuary 22, 2026
  • This Book Was the Plan, the Aftermath Is the LessonJanuary 20, 2026

Upcoming

  1. Borrowed Silence: On Space and Working Between Voices
  2. When the Future Forgets What Was Real
  3. Appstraction: When Your Thumb Thinks Fastest
  4. My 5 Tech Predictions That Missed the Moment
  5. The Arrival Mind Paradox: AI plus Cybersecurity
  6. The Spy Within Me: A Thriller from the Field

Archives

  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2020
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2008
  • 2007
Copyright © 2026