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not your typical doctor

Grew up my whole life thinking I would become a doctor. By the time I finished medical school in Scotland, realized medicine wasn't the path for me so left to pursue a career in healthcare venture capital, a job I wasn't prepared for in an industry I had never heard about. Been doing that and much more the last few years. Find out more on my about page

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timeless knowledge

Re-discovered my love of reading after leaving medicine in 2018. Decided I would take notes while learning about different subjects and want to share all that knowledge with the world. Find out more in my 'Library'.

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What’s been
on my mind

Decided to start posting my thoughts on a blog back in 2021. The goal was to post 100 blog posts in a year. Ended up writing 500. Haven't stopped since then and can find more on 'Blog' page and in my blog database below.

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Featured News and Articles

Where words come to life! With a diverse range of topics and a multitude of categories, my blog has something for everyone.

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7 Jan
2025

We live in a Chinese world

Essay on how China has advanced in production, manufacturing and helped their citizens while America has fallen behind

14 Jun
2019

This Means More

One fan’s journey through how the Raptors went from being the laughing stock of the NBA to World Champions

18 Apr
2021

The Stock Market Crash of 2021 Simply Explained

The upcoming stock market crash of 2021 simply explained

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most recent blogs

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Zero To One

Summary & Notes

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29 Dec
2022

Year in Review - 2022

2022 Year in Review - Favourite books, movies, TV shows, restaurants and trips

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Winning

Summary & Notes

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Winners Never Cheat

Summary & Notes

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15 Jul
2021

Why the banks are in trouble...AGAIN, like 2008

Banks going bankrupt, prime brokers, Glass-Steagall Act and what we can do

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3 Jan
2021

Why Repare Therapeutics could be a game-changing biotech company

I wrote my company's blog post on why we think one of our portfolio companies could be a major biotech company in the year's to come

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16 Nov
2015

Why I Won't Be Changing my profile picture to support france

My perspective on the how the Western media continues to devalue people around the world

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18 Oct
2021

Why Chinese Real Estate is Concerning

Concern surrounding Chinese real estate and a potential volatility squeeze

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What I Know For Sure

Summary & Notes

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11 Jul
2021

What happens to the US dollar after this crash?

The future of the US dollar, hyperinflation and end of a long-term debt cycle

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13 Feb
2022

We've Only Just Begun - Announcing the Final Close of Amplitude Ventures Fund I

The blog post I wrote on announcing the close of Amplitude Ventures' first fund

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14 Apr
2021

We're entering the endgame

We're entering the endgame for shorts in AMC/GME

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1 Jul
2015

Value of a 'like'

How the world of likes has changed my generation

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13 Feb
2022

Valence: creating a world-leading AI chemistry design company

The blog post I wrote for Amplitude Ventures' investment in Valence AI

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31 Jul
2023

Unions will make a comeback

Recent labour strikes, labour busting in the 70s/80s and the wealthy becoming too powerful

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26 Mar
2023

Tik Tok is destroying the West

Tik Tok making the West dumber, psychological manipulation and China winning the AI race

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14 Feb
2023

This is America

A poem about the real America

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28 Jul
2022

Think of the finance industry as an ocean

Hedge funds getting caught in a bad bet, Gamestop and fish hunting sharks

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2 May
2021

They Knew - thoughts after watching Inside Job

Some thoughts about the upcoming market crash after watching 'Inside Job.'

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5 May
2022

The State of Biotech Today

My thoughts on the current state of the biotech market today (May.5.22)

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19 Sep
2023

The soft landing narrative is bullshit

Current state of the world economy and the coming hard landing

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1 May
2021

The Lead Up to the Market Crash of 2021

The events of the last few years that may lead to the market crashing

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12 Oct
2023

The Doom Loop

Essay on the impossible position the Fed is in, the US dollar, bond yields rising and a dark decade ahead

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21 Apr
2021

European Super League - The Americanization of world football (soccer)

How billionaire owners are Americanizing world football (soccer)

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22 Apr
2024

The American dollar is losing ground

The US politicizing its dollar, the rise of the BRICS and dollar milkshake theory

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5 Mar
2014

Success Vs. Happiness

My story about one of the most significant moments in my life that shaped my perspective on success vs. happiness

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27 Feb
2014

Starting a blog

A short description as to why I started my previous blog

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22 Feb
2021

Stock Investments Feb 21 21

Summary of my equities portfolio as of Feb 21.21.

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6 Sep
2014

Traveling South America

The places I visited and lessons I learned traveling the beautiful continent that is South America

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18 Mar
2021

So You Want to be a VC? Here's How...

Logistics of getting into VC or other specialized industries

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3 Jan
2021

Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Healthy Middle-Aged North American Population

The risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Healthy Middle-Aged North American Population: Insights from the Primary Care Audit of Global Risk Management (PARADIGM) Study

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28 Jun
2021

Reflections turning 26

Reflecting on turning 26

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11 Nov
2023

Regulatory capture is ruining America

Essay on how regulatory capture is ruining America

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13 Feb
2022

Prilenia: a potential new treatment for Huntington’s Disease & ALS

The blog post I wrote for Amplitude Ventures' investment in Prilenia

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3 Jan
2021

Outcomes at a Single Center After Subintimal Arterial Flossing With Antegrade-Retrograde Intervention for Critical Limb Ischemia

Outcomes at a single center after subtinimal arterial flossing with antegrade-retrograde intervention (SAFARI) for critical limb ischemia

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10 Feb
2021

Notch Therapeutics: Solving the Big Issues In Cell Therapy

Wrote Amplitude Ventures' blog post on why we invested in Notch Therapeutics.

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15 May
2021

Never Underestimate the Internet

The power of the Internet, hedge funds getting caught and the upcoming market crash

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13 Feb
2022

LQT Therapeutics: targeting precision cardiology

The blog post I wrote on Amplitude Ventures' investment in LQT Therapeutics

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10 May
2021

Life hacks

A few tips and tricks that have worked in my life

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28 Jun
2021

It's probably stagflation

Thoughts on potential upcoming stagflationary depression in America

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21 Mar
2023

Is Gamestop the next Amazon?

Gamestop's positive Q4 earnings report, the shorts being dead and how Gamestop will change the world

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21 Jun
2021

Is banking reform possible?

Banking reform, how the system is set up and money in America

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3 Jan
2021

Utility of the VQI in Improving Quality of Care in Canadian Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery

How utility of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) has improved care for vascular surgery patients in Canada

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3 Jan
2021

Enhancing and Innovating Teaching Practices in Dermatology

Improving Teaching in Dermatology at the University of Edinburgh

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31 May
2021

How do you protect yourself after a market crash

Being antifragile, leveraging the Internet and doing what you love

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20 Jan
2021

How Did Drake Become So Successful

What Drake's journey to global superstar can teach us about success

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3 Jan
2021

Healthcare Venture Investing: Part 2 - IP & Regulatory

In collaboration with Front Row Ventures, I co-published a blog series on healthcare venture investing. Here's part 2 - IP & Regulatory

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3 Jan
2021

Healthcare Venture Investing: Part 3 - Evaluating Venture Businesses from a Healthcare Perspective

In collaboration with Front Row Ventures, I co-published a blog series on healthcare venture investing. Here's part 3 - Evaluating Venture Businesses from a Healthcare Perspective

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13 Feb
2022

Gandeeva Therapeutics — unlocking the power of cryo-EM

The blog post I wrote describing Amplitude Ventures' investment in Gandeeva Therapeutics

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15 Sep
2021

Find Your Water

Our education system, earning on the Internet and finding what makes you happy

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18 Feb
2021

Favourite Free Resources

Whether you’re trying to stream a game, download a book, or watch a show from 2005, here’s a list of my favourite free websites and extensions.

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14 Jun
2022

Everyone needs to understand leverage and compounding

Short explanations on leverage and compounding, two concepts everyone should know

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11 Feb
2021

Everyone Needs Ted Lasso In Their Life

Everyone Needs Ted Lasso In Their Life. I'll tell you why...

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15 Sep
2021

Evergrande could be the domino that brings the house of cards down

Evergrande defaulting, the everything bubble and meme stocks

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29 Jan
2017

This is Just the Beginning - It's Donald

A perspective from right after Trump got elected into how he is infusing his racist rhetoric into mainstream culture

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13 Feb
2022

Deep Genomics: how the combination of precision medicine and AI is revolutionizing drug discovery

The blog post I wrote on Amplitude Ventures' investment in Deep Genomics

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31 May
2021

Deflation - Am I Completely Wrong?

Deflation vs. inflation, stimulus, money printing and challenging your own thinking

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2 May
2023

Debt bombs are everywhere

Debt bombs, the tough choices for the Fed and a tough decade ahead

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13 Apr
2016

Dear Kobe

One fan’s love letter to the basketball player that impacted him the most

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30 Mar
2021

Could the whole thing go?

Similarities and differences of the upcoming crash to the last one

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24 May
2021

Could America default on its debt

America's debt problem, defaulting and new global reserve currency

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13 Feb
2022

Congruence Therapeutics — The AI platform targeting protein misfolding

The blog post I wrote describing Amplitude Ventures' investment in Congruence Therapeutics

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17 Feb
2021

Challenge Your Perspective

Understand reality for what it is, not what you think it should be

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28 Mar
2021

Bold Investing Predictions for the next few years

Bold stock market predictions for the next few years

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22 Aug
2021

Black Swan Risks - accounting for unknown unknowns

Black swan risks, Archegos and the upcoming meme stock short squeeze

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10 Jun
2021

Becoming a powerhouse creator

My master plan in becoming a powerhouse creator

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10 Apr
2023

Are we heading down a path of destruction?

Capitalists winning for 50 years, US oligopoly, American policy, bank bailouts, and a dark next few years

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19 Mar
2014

Appreciating the Relationships in your life

Why the relationships in your life are essential to your happiness

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3 Sep
2022

All hail king dollar

The US dollar skyrocketing, worsening inflation in developed countries and the dollar milkshake theory

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27 Apr
2023

A Commodity supercycle is coming

Listening to Zoltan Pozsar, the commodity supercycle thesis and learning from the best

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28 Dec
2023

2023 - A Transformational Year

Reflecting on my 2023, including accomplishments, highlights and favourite movies, podcasts, books, blog posts and restaurants