My First Million 3 killer businesses hiding in plain sight
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Aug 12, 2026 A lively dive into hidden, lucrative markets from primate lab supply chains to overlooked service businesses. They explore the art of noticing opportunity and how childhood obsessions shape durable career ideas. Anecdotes about San Francisco, enthusiasm, and real-world quirks keep the chat playful and curious.
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The Huge Hidden Market For Monkeys In Drug Testing
- More than 20% of drugs are tested on monkeys, creating a large, specialized supply chain with steep price swings.
- Charles River Labs dominates testing-as-a-service and even bought a breeding supplier to control monkey supply and prices.
How COVID Crashed Monkey Supply Chains
- During COVID China cut exports and monkey prices spiked from a few thousand to as high as $50,000 each.
- A Cambodia wildlife director was detained after authorities alleged wild monkeys were being laundered as lab-bred animals.
The Soybean Oil Fraud That Shocked Finance
- The soybean oil crisis let fraudsters get loans against fake inventory, dragging American Express into massive liability for verifying storage.
- Warren Buffett spotted the market panic and bought American Express when others panicked.
