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Sam Parr

Sam Parr is an entrepreneur, writer and My First Million co-host who founded The Hustle and co-founded Hampton, sharing candid conversations about building businesses and living well.

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Overview

Work: Entrepreneur, writer and podcast host
Early ventures: Southern Sam’s hot dogs in Nashville, then roommate-matching startup Bunk
Breakout: The Hustle, whose daily business newsletter began in 2016 and reached more than 1.5 million readers by its 2021 sale
On the mic: My First Million with Shaan Puri; Moneywise interviews about life after financial success
Community: Co-founded Hampton with Joe Speiser; publicly launched in March 2023

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How it started.

Before newsletters and microphones, Sam ran Southern Sam’s, a hot dog business in Nashville while attending Belmont University on a track and field scholarship. In 2012, Sam co-founded the roommate-matching startup Bunk, which Apartment List acquired the following year.

Finding a voice.

Sam started Hustle Con in 2014 to meet entrepreneurs and explore ideas. Funny, useful emails helped bring people to the conference, and writing became the heart of the business. The Hustle’s daily business newsletter launched in 2016; by the time HubSpot acquired the company in 2021, it had more than 1.5 million readers.

Conversations that travel.

Sam became a My First Million co-host alongside Shaan Puri, mixing business ideas with interviews and company breakdowns. The Hustle also launched Trends, a paid research product, in 2019. On Moneywise, Sam has asked founders to open up about their finances and the personal questions that come with wealth.

Building a place for peers.

Sam and Joe Speiser founded Hampton in 2022 and launched it publicly on March 28, 2023. The community brings founders together for peer support and practical advice. Sam now also writes a weekly personal letter about business, family, fitness and lessons from conversations.

Creditschronological, newest first

Writing and media

2026Sam Parr’s weekly letterWriter
2025Moneywise: Bryan Johnson interviewHost and author of the accompanying notes
2019–presentMy First MillionCo-host
2019TrendsFounder through The Hustle
2014–2021The HustleCo-founder and CEO; sold to HubSpot

Companies and communities

2022–presentHamptonCo-founder with Joe Speiser
2014Hustle ConOrganizer
2012–2013BunkCo-founder; acquired by Apartment List

Quotes

for any one piece of advice from a successful person, assume you can still win by doing the opposite.Sam Parr, “We’re all idiots,” October 26, 2026

Reflecting on contradictory advice from successful people interviewed on My First Million.

Trivia

Sam attended Belmont University on a Division I track and field scholarship.
Before organizing the first Hustle Con, Sam had never attended a conference, according to Sam’s own account.
Sam learned copywriting partly by copying other people’s writing by hand, as described in the Mixergy interview.
In October 2026, Sam shared a video of skateboarding home with cake and balloons for the children’s birthdays.