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Canadian entrepreneur Andrew Wilkinson’s early decision to ditch a career as a journalist and teach himself web design has proved lucrative, making him the majority owner of a technology investment firm worth more than $300 million.

But he’s still got a taste for an eye-catching headline. At the age of 38, he’s written a memoir, called Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire.