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How Playing Transport Tycoon shaped my Entrepreneurial Skills
Transport Tycoon is one of my favorite games of all time. I saw it for the first time back in 1999 although it was created almost five...

Jorge Diaz
Mar 23, 20204 min read
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Applying the Profit First System in Personal Finances
I want to share my experience using the Profit First (PF) system on my personal finances. I have used it both for my business and family...

Jorge Diaz
Dec 27, 20193 min read
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The Best Personal Finance Resource in Canada
I have nothing against professional financial advisors. I believe there is a business opportunity everywhere and the value they can bring...

Jorge Diaz
Dec 26, 20192 min read
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In Business, Risk is the Downpayment on Success
My favorite quote of 2019: "Risk is the downpayment on Success." I have no idea who said that as I only have the certainty, it wasn't me. Bu

Jorge Diaz
Dec 19, 20194 min read
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A Reading Habit is Vital for Succeeding in Life
When I was a teenager, my idea of "education" was something like this: It is a finite process that is supposed to start as early as in...

Jorge Diaz
Dec 14, 20194 min read
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System Building: How Important Habits are for Personal Success
Reading about "habit-building" changed my life. At the same time, applying new habit building systems to develop a reading-habit has also...

Jorge Diaz
Dec 13, 20193 min read
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Combining Profit First and QuickBooks Online
The main "noise" the Profit First system creates into a business banking is the amount of income distribution transactions across accounts.

Jorge Diaz
Dec 11, 20193 min read
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Setting up Profit First in Canadian Banks
The Profit First system is awesome. It has changed both my personal and business finances and re-shaped the way I manage my resources.

Jorge Diaz
Dec 9, 20195 min read
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Implementing Profit First with a Line of Credit
In a previous article, I was explaining the importance of using a Line of Credit (LoC) for bootstrapping a startup under a "lean" approach.

Jorge Diaz
Dec 9, 20196 min read
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All 80+ Books I Read During 2019
I love reading. It is one of the most satisfying and productive activities a human being can do, and it is also the #1 source of...

Jorge Diaz
Dec 6, 20198 min read
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Emergency Funds in a TFSA: 3 Ideas to Consider
The easiest way to build an EF is by storing the funds in a Savings Account. If you were to have the $12,000 (three months of savings)

Jorge Diaz
Dec 4, 20197 min read
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5 Books that Canadian Entrepreneurs should Read: Pre-Startup Stage
Where to start, how to do it, how to come up with a path? I will guide you through the books I consider to be the ideal ones for the...

Jorge Diaz
Nov 29, 20194 min read
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Startup Funding in Canada: Getting traction with a Line of Credit
Lines of Credit in Canada can be found mainly in two types: A Separate Account or an Overdraft Protection: The first case is an addition...

Jorge Diaz
Nov 26, 20197 min read
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What Should I Expect during the First Months of Launching My Business/Startup
A Minimum Viable Product(MVP) is a low cost, proof of concept, sketch, test product or whatever name you can come up with for the first...

Jorge Diaz
Nov 13, 20199 min read
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The Best First book for Entrepreneurs
The book was written back in 2011 and since it has achieved: More than 1 million copies sold, translated to more than 30 languages...

Jorge Diaz
Nov 12, 20193 min read
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