$10M+ Portfolio.Zero VC. Zero Exits.
I built differently. Now I share what I learned.
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.
How Can I Help?
Jump straight to what you need, or let me guide you.
What brings you here today?
What I Believe
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.
Featured Series
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The AI Displacement Series
What's actually happening. What it means for you. A practical framework for positioning yourself.
“If a business major with no coding experience can ship a production app, what's protecting the engineers who spent four years learning this?”
— Chapter 1
George Pu
February 2026
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The essays that explain how I think. If you read nothing else, read these.
3 People + AI > 15 People Without It. But...
3 people with AI can outproduce 15 people without it. The math is obvious. The productivity gains are real. The cost savings are massive. But there's a nuance no one talks about. Yes, you can build faster and cheaper with tiny AI-powered teams. But you also lose things that matter—things that don't show up in productivity metrics but determine whether you build the right thing. Here's what actually happens when you optimize too hard for lean. The Obvious Math (That Everyone Gets) 3-person
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Founder Reality Is Free. Forever.
No paywalls. No courses. No upsells. Nothing. Everything I publish on Founder Reality — every essay, every video, every podcast episode — is free and will stay free. I'm making this commitment publicly so I can't walk it back. Here's why. The Internet Broke Trust Over the past decade, the playbook for building an audience became obvious: give away free content, build an email list, sell a course. Every creator figured it out. And because every creator figured it out, every audience figured
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Breaking the Singularity Wall
The singularity focus of your career—one label defining you—has to go. Multi-dimensional people survive. AI is coming for people whose identity is tied to one specific role. The "I'm a software engineer" or "I'm an accountant" or "I'm a data scientist" identity creates a single point of failure. When that role changes or disappears, who are you? Here's why singularity thinking is fragile—and how to build the multi-plural capabilities that make you antifragile instead. What Singularity Means
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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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