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Ten Commandments of Investing
The 10 rules behind $500M+ deployed, including SpaceX (2008) and Perplexity (2022). Read it before Book 2 ships December 2026.
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Q4 2026 · Pre-order
San · Felix · Alvin
Ten Commandments of Investing in the Age of AI
The investor's atlas to East/West AI. 100 named builder & investor interviews.
Pre-orderThe WorkOptional team.
Chairman · Co-Author #10Cs
San Eng
Wharton MBA · Duke undergrad · CEIBS Executive · WSJ + USA Today best-seller · $500M+ deployed · $200M+ raised.
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Co-Author · Research
Dr. Felix Arndt
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship, University of Waterloo · Book 2 co-author.
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Co-Author · CMO
Alvin Foo
500K+ LinkedIn · 150K X · Thinkers360 Top 100 Personal Branding (2025).
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