Back in the day, a 17-year-old kid landed in Montreal with basically nothing—just $2,500 Canadian (around $2,000 USD at the time). His entire life fit into two bags: one stuffed with books, the other with clothes. No safety net, no Plan B, just raw ambition and a head full of ideas.

That's how one of today's most influential voices in tech and markets got started. From sleeping on couches to building companies that would eventually shake up multiple industries—including the crypto space where his tweets still move markets.

The trajectory from those two bags to where he stands now? It's a reminder that sometimes the craziest bets pay off. Whether you're stacking sats or building the next DeFi protocol, everyone starts somewhere. For some, it's two grand and a dream in a foreign country.