Spotting Billion Dollar Investments Was Hard Until I Learned These 3 Rules | Rohan Oza
May 5, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
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Episode 820: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talk to Rohan Oza about how his formula for simple products that end in multi-billion dollar exits.
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Show Notes:
() The brandfather
() Rule 1: influence the influencer
() Deal: Poppi on Shark Tank
() rule 2: Make a brand pop culture
() knowing winners from losers
() Rohan breaks down his formula
() "shelf space is the original algorithm"
() Closing the biggest deal of your life
() how to win with no network
() Rohan's first million
() spotting the next trend (tastebuds and TAM)
() How do you sell water?
() learning from the giants
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