This Guy Makes $1.3M Every Day (#490)

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Sam and Shaan explore fascinating business stories and investments, including OnlyFans’ remarkable growth under Leo Radvinský’s ownership, the unethical history of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma’s oxycontin marketing, Steve Davis’s unusual side hustles alongside his SpaceX work, and their personal investment in PostPilot, a direct mail automation platform for e-commerce brands.

Key takeaways

OnlyFans generated $5.6B in revenue in 2022 with $525M net profit; Leo Radvinský acquired majority ownership for reportedly single-digit to low-double-digit millions and now extracts $300M+ annually in dividends—a potential top acquisition by ROI
Arthur Sackler built a $150M+ fortune (adjusted ~$400M today) through medical advertising and the Medical Tribune newsletter before his brothers created OxyContin; the pharmaceutical industry’s unethical practices and regulatory capture enabled the opioid crisis
Steve Davis, Elon Musk’s long-time SpaceX executive, operates side businesses like Mr. Yogato frozen yogurt and Thomas Foolery bar with creative discount rules; he also wrote a 162-page PhD thesis on currency debasement that presaged cryptocurrency arguments
PostPilot automates direct mail campaigns for e-commerce brands, achieving 5-10x ROAS by treating physical mail like email marketing (similar to Klaviyo); Drew bought the company for $60K in 2018 and grew it to $10M+ ARR

Episode details: published August 31, 2023 · 58K views · 1:00:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The business ideas, figures and results discussed are the hosts’ and guests’ own claims, shared as brainstorming and entertainment — not verified facts and not investment advice.

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