#761: 3 Million Americans Got Rich From Boring Businesses. Here’s How, with Owen Zidar & Eric Zwick

The Quick Take

Dick Portillo started his hot dog business with about $1,000 and a shack that had no running water. He washed the dishes in his family’s bathtub. Decades later, he sold the company for roughly a billion dollars, which makes him one of the starkest examples of how boring businesses quietly create American wealth. He’s not...