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Learn To Invest Like A VC In The Stock Market

I will share investment ideas, insights, and the tools I've used to 10X stock market returns since 2014

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Ahmad Jivraj

Featured Posts

Aug 10, 2021

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13 min read

Real Life 100-Baggers

8 Investors who experienced the elusive 100X

Aug 3, 2021

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9 min read

Approaching Stocks Like Venture Capital

My Investment Approach

Jul 29, 2020

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6 min read

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 3)

Stage 3: The Leaders - Companies defining how their industries function

Jul 23, 2020

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8 min read

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 2)

Stage 2: The Contenders - Companies defending their turf to prove their legitimacy to the world.

Jul 15, 2020

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7 min read

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 1)

Stage 1: The Disruptors - Companies approaching their end markets in new innovative ways.

May 21, 2020

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6 min read

The Coffee Can Portfolio

An Active Passive Approach

Introducing: The Coffee Can Club

Buy great companies. Then sit on them.

Ahmad Jivraj

Stop Selling Options. You’re Selling Your Upside.

Aug 23, 2026

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7 min read

Stop Selling Options. You’re Selling Your Upside.

Approach options like a venture capitalist instead

Ahmad Jivraj

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

Are You A Shameless Cloner?

Cloning Works. But are you actually a cloner?

Ahmad Jivraj

Aug 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Bilbo Box Breakout Strategy

Backtesting a strategy that turned $10K into $660K over 1031 historical trades.

Ahmad Jivraj

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

Buy GPN or DLO? (3/3)

Both can double. But only one deserves a spot in the Coffee Can.

Ahmad Jivraj

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

DLO: +100% Upside (Part 2/3)

The market is staring at a falling take rate. I’m counting the dollars underneath it.

Ahmad Jivraj

Jul 23, 2026

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6 min read

GPN & DLO: Two Doubles In The Making

Global Payments (GPN) and dLocal (DLO) are both priced to go up 100%.

Ahmad Jivraj

Jul 17, 2026

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5 min read

MSTR: A Buyback in Disguise

What Strategy’s First Bitcoin Sale In Four Years Actually Did

Ahmad Jivraj

Art of Buying Calls (3/3): Managing The Trade

Jul 14, 2026

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6 min read

Art of Buying Calls (3/3): Managing The Trade

What to Do When You're Winning... and When You're Not

Ahmad Jivraj

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Featured Posts

Real Life 100-Baggers

Approaching Stocks Like Venture Capital

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 3)

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 2)

The 3 Stages of a Maverick (Part 1)

The Coffee Can Portfolio

Archive

Introducing: The Coffee Can Club

Stop Selling Options. You’re Selling Your Upside.

Are You A Shameless Cloner?

The Bilbo Box Breakout Strategy

Buy GPN or DLO? (3/3)

DLO: +100% Upside (Part 2/3)

GPN & DLO: Two Doubles In The Making

MSTR: A Buyback in Disguise

Art of Buying Calls (3/3): Managing The Trade

Playing For Doubles