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?
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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.
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.
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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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See My PortfolioEssential Reading
The essays that explain how I think. If you read nothing else, read these.
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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The Smartest Thing I'm Doing Right Now Is Nothing
Everyone has an AI business idea right now. AI DevOps. AI infrastructure. AI safety. AI agents for whatever vertical you can think of. Every week someone pitches me. Every week my LinkedIn shows another person who pivoted into "AI strategy." I've said no to all of it. Not because the ideas are bad. Because my gut refuses. And my gut is smarter than my ambition. The Pattern I Keep Seeing I can see the trajectory. I've seen it before. AI infrastructure gets commoditized within 18 months. S
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The Meta-Skill
A reader asked me: "What skill should I learn right now?" I used to have an answer for this. Pick something that compounds. Learn to code. Learn to sell. Get good at writing. Find your niche and go deep. I don't say that anymore. The Half-Life Problem Every skill is getting compressed by AI faster than you can master it. Coding? Claude writes better code than most junior engineers. And it improves every quarter. Writing? AI drafts are already indistinguishable from human drafts for 80% of
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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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