$1.5 Million in 9 Weeks — How? #historyshorts #facts

He didn’t mine gold — he sold shovels.

Meet Samuel Brannan, California’s first millionaire. While thousands rushed to the rivers in 1849 searching for gold, Brannan bought up every pick, shovel, and gold pan he could find — then ran through the streets of San Francisco shouting “GOLD!” The town emptied. The miners came to him. And in nine weeks, he made $36,000 — over $1.5 million today.

The lesson? During a gold rush, sell the shovels.

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