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‘The spirit of productivity can still hit me in the evening’: A day in the life of Jon Xu, founder of FutureAdvisor

  • Jon Xu is an investor and startup advisor who serves on the board of directors at Wahed Invest.
  • Parenthood may have turned Xu into a morning person, but the old night owl in him can still sometimes resurface, keeping no two days the same.
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