Episode of My First Million with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri.
Topics
- The $18M Newsletter: Meeting Kevin Van Trump
- How Farm Con Inspired the Creation of Milk Road
- The Van Trump Report: Business Model and Operations
- Kevin’s Origin Story: From NFL Combines to the Trading Floor
- The Pivot to a Paid Newsletter and Organic Growth
- A-Swag: Building a $30M Merch Business in Agriculture
- The Uniqueness vs. Value Framework
- Investing Philosophy: Poker vs. Chess and the ‘Fat Pitch’
- The Current State of Agriculture: China, Carbon, and Data Centers
- The Succession Crisis and Land Investing
- Ag-Tech: RFID Tags, Blockchain, and Lab-Grown Meat
- Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs: Blue Collar Rollups
- The ‘Windows and Doors’ Analogy for Success