Sam Parr

Co-Founder

New York City, New York, United States15 yrs 3 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Founded a successful media company with minimal investment.
  • Co-hosts one of the world's most popular business podcasts.
  • Successfully exited a startup with significant revenue growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS entrepreneur with extensive experience in media and podcasting.

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Skills

Core Skills

Content CreationBusiness Management

Other Skills

CopywritingReal Estate ManagementEntrepreneurshipSalesLeadershipBusiness PlanningAnimal Welfare

About

I founded The Hustle, a business news media company with $12 when I was around 25 years old. The company grew to 10's of millions in revenue with great profits. After 4 years I sold the company to HubSpot in a very successful exit. I'm still the cohost of My First Million, a popular biz podcast owned by The Hustle. Its one of the world's most popular biz podcasts with millions of listeners a month. I've since started/sold other companies, like Hampton (joinhampton.com). Currently spending time with family and enjoying a slower life. Spend most of my time in Connecticut and NYC.

Experience

Hampton

Co-Founder

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area · On-site

  • 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

My First Million

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · Remote

  • 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.

Parr media...mini retirement.

Owner

Feb 2021Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Austin and NYC · Remote

  • 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.

The hustle

Founder/owner -> Sold to HubSpot

May 2014Feb 2021 · 6 yrs 9 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • 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!

The anti-mba

Owner

Oct 2013Present · 12 yrs 5 mos

  • 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.

Apartment list

Do-er

Jan 2013May 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos · san francisco bay area

  • Spent a year at the company that bought my last business.

Bunksf (acquired)

Co-Founder

Jul 2012May 2013 · 10 mos · san francisco bay area

  • Roommate matching website, which turned into the world's first roommate matching app. Acquired by Apartmentlist.com.
  • This business changed my life.

Southern sam's

Owner

Jan 2012Aug 2012 · 7 mos · Greater Nashville Area

  • 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

Antique archaeology (american pickers)

Sales

Feb 2011Jun 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Yes, American Pickers, as in the tv show on History Channel about old motorcycles, cars, and other types of rusty gold.

Moonshine online

Owner

Jan 2011Jan 2012 · 1 yr · Nashville Metropolitan Area

  • 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

Belmont University

Bachelor's Of Food Truck Studies — Hot Dog Carts

Jan 2008Jan 2012

University of Sydney

Finance

Jan 2010Jan 2011

St.Louis University High School

Jan 2004Jan 2008

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