# Spotting Billion Dollar Investments Was Hard Until I Learned These 3 Rules | Rohan Oza

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Podcast: [My First Million](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-first-million-438184)
Published: 2026-05-05T11:54:00+00:00
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