Who is George?
I immigrated to Canada at 18. Built my first business at 19. Lost $300K trying to be clever with investing. Now I share everything I learn about building wealth without selling your soul, your time, or your equity.
6+ years in fintech. $10M+ in businesses built. Zero VC. Zero exits. Forever hold. Forever learn. Forever share.
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Essential Reading
The essays that explain how I think. If you read nothing else, read these.
The Middle Path Has Disappeared
The comfortable middle ground is gone. There used to be a safe space between failure and extraordinary success. Work reasonably hard, be reasonably competent, follow the established playbook, and you'd land in a reasonable life. House, family, retirement, respect. That middle path has collapsed. Now it's binary: adapt to the new reality or fade into comfortable irrelevance. Here's why there's no Option C—and what the binary choice actually means. The Great Middle Collapse The Old Distrib
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The Severance Package Is the Tell
Jack Dorsey just cut 4,000 people from Block. Nearly half the company. Gone in a day. Not because the business is failing. Revenue: $6.25 billion last quarter. Cash App monthly active users: up. Gross profit outlook for 2026: raised. The company is growing. A profitable, growing company just eliminated 40% of its workforce. The stock went up 22%. Three Signals Most people will read this as a layoff story. I read it as three signals, and each one is worse than the last. Signal One: The Se
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Believing the "Delaware C-Corp Is Default" Narrative
If you spend any time in founder Twitter, you'll absorb a dangerous lie: "Delaware C-Corp is the standard." "All serious companies incorporate in Delaware." "If you want to raise, you need Delaware." "It's where the big companies are." This advice is true for about 5% of founders. For the other 95%, it's expensive cosplay that burns $3,000+ annually while adding zero business value. Here's who Delaware C-Corp is actually for—and why you probably don't need it. The Twitter Wisdom Trap What
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These aren't theories. They're how I've built for 6+ years.
Build to Own, Not to Exit
30+ year thinking. Build like Berkshire, not like a lottery ticket.
Proof: Still own every business after 5+ years. Zero exits. Zero regrets.
Sovereignty Over Scale
Control > size. Freedom > revenue. Most founders scale themselves into a prison.
Proof: 5 people. 80%+ margins. No investors. No board. No boss.
Business First, Outcome Second
Build so strong that countries compete for you. Mobility is a side effect.
Proof: Qualified for Canada SUV, US O-1A. Chose Toronto anyway. Optionality beats desperation.
Only Charge for What AI Can't Eat
Identity, relationships, stakes, accountability. Everything else I give away free.
Proof: Tools are free. I only charge for judgment. 60-70% rejection rate.
Learn Together
Multi-chapter deep dives you can read at your own pace, or get emailed one chapter at a time.
The AI Displacement Series
In 78 minutes, you'll know exactly where you stand — and what to do next.
Free. No email required. No paywall.
Clarity
Which jobs, businesses, and revenue streams are already being eaten
A Framework
The 5 layers AI can't touch — and how to build your career in them
An Action Plan
Concrete steps, not “learn to prompt.” What to do this month.
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February 2026
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E51: The Career Ladder Broke. 2.2 Billion People Were Standing On It. And My First Boss Lied to My Face.
The five biggest outsourcing companies in India added just 17 net jobs in 2025. Seventeen.George breaks down why the career ladder that lifted billions into the middle class is collapsing — from offshore engineering centers to Fiverr freelancers — and why the squeeze doesn't stop at outsourcing. Then he shares a story he's never told publicly: being 18 years old, cold-emailing 300 CEOs to land his first internship, working in his boss's basement, being told "you're doing great" every day — and then getting one of the worst reviews his university had ever seen. Plus: would 18-year-old George survive today's job market? What human skills actually remain valuable? And the real solution to AI displacement that nobody wants to hear.
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What Happens When the Jobs Don't Come Back
Two days ago, the President of the United States stood in the House chamber and said: "More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country. The economy is roaring like never before." The next day, Jack Dorsey cut 4,000 people from Block (formerly Square) — 40% of the company — because AI made their jobs unnecessary. The stock went up 22%. Dorsey said he was late. Weeks before that, the Premier of Ontario poured a bottle of Crown Royal on the ground at a press confer
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I Sold Everything in One Hour
Tuesday. 11am. I opened my brokerage, looked at a portfolio I'd held for years, and started selling. VOO. QQQ. SCHD. UNH. All of it. By noon I'd rebuilt the entire portfolio from scratch. The portfolio I woke up with looked nothing like the portfolio I went to bed with. It took one hour. It took me six months to get here. I'm publishing this with a date on it because I want a record. Not of the trades — of the thinking. So that in five or ten years, anyone can come back to this page and see
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The Intelligence Premium Is Dead
For all of modern economic history, human intelligence was the scarce input. That was the whole game. You knew something. You charged for knowing it. You analyzed, reviewed, compared, translated, processed. The knowing was the value. The fee was the premium. Lawyers charged it. Accountants charged it. Consultants charged it. Developers charged it. Analysts, researchers, translators, underwriters, financial advisors — all of them built careers on the same foundation: I understand something you
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Business First. Everything Else Second.
Build so strong that visas, funding, and freedom become side effects.
Own Everything. Exit Nothing.
30+ year thinking. No VC. No exits. Just compounding forever.
Only Charge for What AI Can't Do.
Identity, judgment, stakes, accountability. Everything else is free.
These aren't theories. They're how I built $10M+ in 6 years.
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