<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><id>https://michaelmacdonnell.com/essays.xml</id><title>Michael Macdonnell — essays</title><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated><author><name>Michael Macdonnell</name></author><link rel="self" href="https://michaelmacdonnell.com/essays.xml"/><link href="https://michaelmacdonnell.com/essays"/><entry><id>https://michaelmacdonnell.com/essays/the-value-sits-inside-whats-already-built</id><title>The Value Sits Inside What’s Already Built</title><link href="https://michaelmacdonnell.com/essays/the-value-sits-inside-whats-already-built"/><published>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</published><updated>2026-10-20T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>What building COOLIQ taught me about the value that outlasts a product, and why collaboration needs better infrastructure.</summary></entry></feed>