Time to contribute

Time to contribute:

Time to contribute.

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I’ve been sitting on the sidelines for years.

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Watching.

Waiting.

Thinking.

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Learning.

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Have posted a few articles that people have liked.

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Started with my blog series for @Front Row Ventures on analyzing healthcare companies.

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Part 1 was about scientific diligence (here)

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Part 2 was IP and regulatory (here)

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Part 3 was evaluating healthcare businesses it like any other business (here).

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Then wrote a blog post for them on how to break into VC (here).

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Wrote an article a few years back on my biotech thoughts that made people think. (The State of Biotech today - May 5, 2022)

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Been on multiple podcasts sharing my story and some lessons for start-ups from an investor perspective, which you can find here, here and here.

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And then this past year, posted a long-form article on analyzing clinical trials (link here).

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Got a lot of positive feedback, but wasn’t consistent with posting.

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I was trying to be a biotech guy, given I was in the industry since 2018.

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However, for those of you who know me better, I’m much more than that.

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I have a lot of interests.

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A lot of passions.

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And have been consistent with them for years.

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Have been writing in a journal every day since 2018.

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Now at 10 journals and 2600+ days.

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Started a blog in 2021 (find it here) and now have over 1250 blog posts (link here).

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Btw, none of it is AI and I will NEVER use AI to write. Everything you read on my blog are ideas and writing that came from me.

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That’s 250 blog posts a year for 5 years.

Wrote 2 books in a summer, one’s a collection of poetry (here) and the other is a book about changing careers (here), plus have finished my 3rd manuscript and already have ideas for my 4th.

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Have read and taken over 350 non-fiction books (Goodreads profile here).

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Been listening to podcasts at 2x speed every day since 2012.

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But it’s not just learning.

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It’s applying myself in other areas.

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Have run 2 marathons.

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Completed an Olympic triathlon and Hyrox.

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Finished an Ironman (3.8k swim, 180k bike and 42.2k run) from zero in 7 months while raising $25,000 for my cousin who passed away from cancer at 31.

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I’m writing this because I’ve climbed more mountains than most people will ever even dare to try.

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I’ve also been super lucky.

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Got into medical school and moved to Scotland when I was 17.

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Lived in Europe for almost 7 years.

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Became a doctor, then was the only person in my graduating class to leave medicine.

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Jumped into the venture capital world where I worked for almost 7 years across Europe and North America.

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Analyzed over 1000+ companies, sat on boards, including for a company who went public in 2025, and was involved in growing a venture capital firm into one of Canada’s largest in the industry.

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Travelled to 50+ countries by the time I was 21.

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Mostly because my parents wanted to see the world.

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And I’ve done all this after just turning 30.

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I’ve been lucky.

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I’ve been blessed.

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But I’ve also worked hard.

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I’ve shown up.

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Spent hours in darkness with no one watching, trying to be a little bit better every day.

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So it’s time to share.

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Time to open up.

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Time to contribute.

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So many people have told me over the years how much they’ve appreciated my thoughts and perspective.

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But I’ve been hiding mostly for the last several years.

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Working.

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Thinking.

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Writing.

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Now’s the time to contribute.

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To show up.

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To share what I’ve been doing.

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I’ve been writing about the world for a while and a lot of what I’ve been talking about has started to come true.

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My goal is to share all of that and more.

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To add my thoughts.

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To add my opinions.

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Even if people don’t like them.

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Heck, I’m sure a lot of people won’t like them.

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That’s ok.

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That’s not my goal.

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Has and will never be my goal.

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I started my blog in 2021 for 3 reasons.

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To think.

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To challenge.

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And to inspire.

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That’s it.

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That’s going to be my goal this year on LinkedIn.

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Contribute.

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Comment.

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Post.

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Share my thoughts on what’s happening.

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We’re entering a darker time in the world.

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A Fourth Turning as per Neil Howe.

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A Changing World Order as per Ray Dalio.

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My goal is contribute to that and share how I’m seeing it, plus what I’ve learned along the way.

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Hope you’ll enjoy what I have to say.

And even if you don’t, hope it forces you to think about the world in a new way.

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If the first few weeks are any indication, should be a fun and crazy year.

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Let’s go!

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