Archive - Owen’s Substack

People have Buc-ee's Tattoos

The New York Times has a nice story about Buc-ee’s, which was co-founded by Beaver Aplin who is one of the people we profile in the book

Jun 16 •

The fantastic story of Dave's Hot Chicken

The WSJ has a great story about Dave’s Hot Chicken

Jun 8 •

May 2025

Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is Great for the Stealthy Wealthy

Eric Zwick on Derek Thompson's Plain English podcast

May 28 •

Who are the Stealthy Wealthy and how do they make their money? CNN Interview

May 24 •

The "Stealthy Wealthy": Rich, Quiet, and Right Next Door

Talked to Michael Smerconish on his podcast about entrepreneurs who quietly build multimillion-dollar fortunes through unglamorous, essential businesses

May 20 •

The Stealthy Wealthy

Meet the ‘Stealthy Wealthy’ Who Make Their Money the Boring Way

May 18 •

January 2025

This is Owen’s Substack.

Jan 6 •

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