The Human Blitzkrieg

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[00:02:54] – A quick introduction and why David is so well known throughout Canada

[00:04:38] – David is asked to explain how he got involved with Jim O’Shaughnessy at the Royal Bank

[00:06:40] – Genesis of the Wealthy Barber and how David got interested in finance and investing

[00:12:04] – A look at his video course on how to write and market content

[00:13:30] – How do you know when to stick with a product

[00:15:18] – What was the decision to self-publish

[00:18:20] – Why you need to pay more attention to the dedication page in a book and move it to the back

[00:19:44] – Why forewords in a book are a waste

[00:22:01] – The importance of listening to your readers to create a product they want

[00:23:00] – How the combination of human instinct with data can help to create more successful products

[00:23:59] – Why did he choose to write on financial planning

[00:25:26] – How did David transition his thinking once he started to make real money

[00:29:01] – It seems like boring investments tend to do well over time

[00:30:23] – David’s investing philosophy over his lifetime

[00:31:44] – Exploring the due diligence of investing in a stock

[00:36:16] – Most interesting things David learned about Mongolian gold exploration

[00:39:09] – How David got involved in Dragon Den’s

[00:42:17] – The process behind picking a company to invest in from the show

[00:44:44] – Looking at permanent investing and how David continues to invest in small businesses outside of the show and what he looks for in making those decisions

[00:47:14] – What were the negative screens when checking out a business

[00:50:04] – The importance of smart marketing when selling a product or service

[00:53:54] – The practice of writing a good intro for everything you do as an exercise in determining if an idea has potential

[00:58:41] – What does David do with a bad book

[01:00:22] – How Patrick discovers new books to read

[01:01:56] – People are paying less attention to Amazon reviews

[01:03:20] – The power of brand as credibility in media suggestions

[01:06:54] – How publishers are impacting the length of books

[01:07:52] – Exploring the impact of books all being the same price

[01:09:39] – Shifting to fintech and where David fits into that space

[01:15:46] – The shift to passive investing

[01:19:26] – David gets Patrick to clarify his investing process and strategy

[01:25:56] – Has David ever thought about operating a business as a founder

[01:28:35] – David’s most memorable day in his career

[01:33:43] – Kindest thing anyone has ever done for David