Prescription Drug Network
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A large-scale online prescription drug network that connected doctors, pharmacies, and patients through a sophisticated digital infrastructure, which initially operated in a legal grey area before becoming illegal.
Key Components:
- Created RX Limited website network for online drug sales
- Built proprietary systems:
- Domain registration system
- Private email system for security
- Network of 100+ online drug stores
Operations:
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Doctor Network:
- Recruited doctors in small markets (Minnesota, Kentucky, Florida)
- Presented as legitimate telemedicine service
- Doctors would sign off on prescriptions
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Pharmacy Network:
- Partnered with mom-and-pop pharmacies
- Pharmacies fulfilled prescriptions based on doctor orders
- Shipped directly to patients
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Scale:
- 2-3,000 employees across Philippines and Israel
- Controlled 80% of online drug sales in America
- Generated $400M in profit in 4 years
Financial Structure:
- Cash-based operation to avoid IRS detection
- Converted profits to gold (pre-Bitcoin era)
- Employee reported seeing $100M cash in Manila apartment
Note: This business eventually became illegal and led to criminal charges. The founder is currently serving 25 years in prison.
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.