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Sam Parr

Founder of The Hustle (Sold to Hubspot)

San Francisco, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $10,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Skills

Entrepreneurship
Sales
Leadership
Business Planning
Animal Welfare

Education

Work Experience

2022

  • Co-Founder

    2022

    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.

Parr Media...fun stuff

2021

  • 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!

The Anti-MBA

2013

  • 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.

2013 - 2014

  • Do-er

    2013 - 2014

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

BunkSF (Acquired)

2012 - 2013

  • 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.

Southern Sam's

2012 - 2012

  • 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

Antique Archaeology (American Pickers)

2011 - 2012

  • Sales

    2011 - 2012

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

Moonshine Online

2011 - 2012

  • 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.