Sam Parr
Founder of Hampton
Sam Parr
Founder of Hampton
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2022 - Current
Hampton is a highly vetted membership community for entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs. It'll be a big deal, one day...I think. https://www.joinhampton.com/
My First Million
2021
My First Million is a podcast owned by The Hustle. Shaan Puri and I are the hosts. This thing sort of took off thanks to some luck. We're now one of the most listened to startup podcasts with tens of millions of listeners.
Owner
2021
Had a mini retirement since selling my last business. Did a few small projects. - CopyThat (https://trycopythat.com/)...a quick little course on how to write better. Copywriting was the most game-changing skill I learned. So, I have a little course on it. - Marathon Ranch (https://www.marathonranch.com/)...my wife and I own and operate a small real estate business, including an Airbnb on our ranch outside of Texas. - I have a few other internet companies that I've started and will be announcing soon.
Founder/owner -> Sold to HubSpot
2014
Started this in my kitchen with $12. Grew to 8-figures in revenue, nearly 3 million readers a day, and then sold to HubSpot in a very successful exit about 4 years after the product launched. The Hustle was a media company. 3m people subscribed to our daily tech and business newsletter. We also owned Trends.co, a paid newsletter and community that deconstructed cool companies. And finally, we had a bunch of conferences. Sometimes with thousands of attendees! We were one of the pioneers of the newsletter business. Tons of our employees went on to start newsletter businesses and agencies, which shows how cool it was. We really did help invent the game, which I'm proud of. The Hustle also owned My First Million, which is now one of the most popular business podcasts in the world with tens of millions of listeners. I'm the host with Shaan Puri!
Owner
2013
The Anti-MBA is a badass book club and my personal blog (which I don't update much anymore :( ). We read a book a month and host weekly meetings lead by experts on that book's topic. For example, when we read Influence, by Robert Ciadini we had the founder of Klout lead the discussion. And when we read The Art of Learning we had David Torrence, an Olympic track and field runner (his mile time is 3:52!). To sign up or read our amazing blog, head to http://www.theantimba.com/. FYI: this isn't a business...just a hobby.
Do-er
2013 - 2014
Spent a year at the company that bought my last business.
Co-Founder
2012 - 2013
Roommate matching website, which turned into the world's first roommate matching app. Acquired by Apartmentlist.com. This business changed my life.
Owner
2012 - 2012
My second profitable company. There were many, many failures before this. Convinced me to leave college and move to San Francisco to try the big leagues. Weiner's as big as a baby's arm: https://gumroad.com/l/UBQCJ
Sales
2011 - 2012
Yes, American Pickers, as in the tv show on History Channel about old motorcycles, cars, and other types of rusty gold.
Owner
2011 - 2012
My first profitable company. Helped pay my way through college. There's an awesome story behind this one. Buy me lunch and I'll tell you about it. Hot wings are my favorite food.
Education
Bachelor's Of Food Truck Studies
2008 - 2012
Finance
2010 - 2011