The $150B dollar business hiding in plain sight
This episode dives into the story of Cargill, the largest private company in America for over 40 years, owned 88% by a single family and generating more billionaires than any other company. The hosts explore how Cargill built a quiet, planetary-scale empire as a middleman in agriculture,
Sign up to read the full summary
Free AI-powered recaps of every episode, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Mentions
Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Companies
Topics
Listen to This Episode
More from My First Million
I dropped out of college and built a $3.6B company from scratch
3 Simple Businesses That Make Millions
How to manufacture a billionaire childhood
Two Millionaires Answer the Questions You’d Ask Off-Camera
if you didn't make progress in 2025, listen to the first 10 minutes
He quit Wall Street to sell meat (now he makes $270M/year)
Related episodes
From other shows on similar topics.
Warner Bros Bidding War & Musk’s Retirement Warning | PBD #741
PBD Podcast
Why companies are becoming a series of loops | Anish Acharya (a16z)
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth
World's First Trillionaire, Anthropic Fable Banned, The New Oligarchs, Iran Peace Deal
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
25-Year Old AI Hedge Fund Prodigy Wiped Out & Jersey Mike’s Goes Public
Morning Brew Daily
Ex Meta Executive Reveals Why Your AI Bill Is About To Explode | Ep. 408 with Cylton Collymore Founder of Sirsi
Founder's Story
Anjney Midha's Plan to Radically Lower the Price of Compute
Odd Lots
Get summaries like this every morning.
Free AI-powered recaps of My First Million and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.