It’s 2021, which means I should be sharing my “Best Books I Read in 2020” list. But, I need to post my 2019 list first. I didn’t write this list in 2019 because, honestly, I didn’t feel like anyone would care. But, a few friends said that they missed talking…

Welcome to my “Best Books I Read in…” list, 2018 edition! Don’t forget to check out 2017 and 2016, too. First, a quick reminder of how these lists work. I share books that I read in the year; not necessarily ones that were published that year. Also, these books aren’t…

Niche Businesses I’d Love to Help Start in Toronto — The bigger a city gets, the more niche companies can be and still find the 1,000 true fans they need to thrive. Niche businesses are a big reason big cities feel special. Once you’ve lived in a big city like New York or Shanghai, it’s hard to live anywhere else…

It’s December, which means it’s time to share the best books I read this year. My “Best Book” lists change a lot from year to year. Each year brings with it new questions, and the books I read are an attempt to find answers to those questions. In 2015 I…

My journey to create happiness by changing my beliefs — When Shopify went public in 2015, I made more money than I can spend in my lifetime. It was also one of the scariest days of my life. My friends and I had created an enormous amount value for the world, and the world had rewarded us for it. A…

Last year, I published my first annual Top Ten Books I Read list. My goal is to share with you the books that had the biggest impact on me each year. Below are my picks for the Top 10 Books I Read in 2016. If you enjoy them, connect with…

Learning to Ask the Two Questions that Matter — Remember your goal in investing isn’t to earn average returns; you want to do better than average. Thus your thinking has to be better than that of others — both more powerful and at a higher level. — Howard Marks You’ve just been given $100,000 to invest in startups. How…

Here are the 10 best books from my 2015 Reading Challenge. Follow me on Goodreads if you enjoy reading biographies, investing, history, non-fiction, or science books. Buffett — The Making of An American Capitalist It left me thinking… that Buffett’s success is a direct result of reading for 6–8 hours each day. To quote Buffett himself: Read…

On a recent trip to China, I was shocked by how large and modern Shanghai was. From shiny new shopping malls to gigantic skyscrapers, everything looked as though it had been built yesterday. China was certainly an emerging economy. It then occurred to me that I had no idea what…