Hi, I'm Nick

I'm a 23-year-old economics student based in Toronto, driven by a genuine curiosity about how things work from the ground up - markets, companies, and where value accrues. I ask a lot of questions and I'm not satisfied with surface-level answers. I've built experience across manufacturing, marketing, sales, and tech, which has given me a practical, grounded read on how businesses actually win. I research what interests me, form my own views, and occasionally write about them. This is where that ends up.

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