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WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Sam Parr on Fatherhood, Spending, Painful Feedback, and Meeting Builders
- Sam Parr, expecting a daughter on November 1, says his biggest fear is raising a spoiled child and is thinking of paying only for tuition and medical care while withholding other things.
- He explains that selling his company raised his monthly spending from about $10-15K to $20-25K, and that the biggest change was his confidence rather than what money buys.
- Before starting Hampton, Sam considered building a research or database company, inspired by CB Insights and PitchBook, but could not find a go-to-market strategy or reason people would pay.
- Sam recalls painful feedback from his friend Neville Madora and a media CEO who dismissed The Hustle, and names NFT/Web3 projects, newsletters, and chasing social media popularity as overhyped.
- For moving to San Francisco, he recommends going to meetups, hosting a book club, and cold emailing ambitious peers to build relationships and succeed together over many years.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasSam wants to withhold from his child to build grit
He cites a Rockefeller wife quote about the joy of withholding wants from children, and says he'd pay only for tuition and medical care, though he admits he isn't confident how to do it.
Wealth changed his confidence more than his spending
Sam says he's much more confident in his ability to start something and see it through, while still fearing going broke, and his spending rose only modestly with a $10 T-shirt, a $30,000 furnished house, and coupons.
Avoid big purchases right after a windfall
Sam says he bought real estate and a fancy car after his sale, found it brought almost no happiness, and advises waiting a year or two before buying anything crazy fancy.
A research business appealed but lacked a clear use case
Sam loves databases and research, but after six months of exploring he couldn't find why people would pay beyond it being interesting, so he moved toward Hampton.
Harsh feedback can sting but also help
Neville's blunt comments about a moldy towel and intense questions pushed Sam to mature, while a CEO's dismissal of The Hustle made him doubt himself for about six months despite being wrong.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesI think that if you do have a windfall, you likely shouldn't buy anything crazy fancy for the first year or two, and just get used to it.
— Sam Parr
the biggest change is my confidence. My confidence went through the roof. I'm incredibly confident in my ability to start something and to see it through to be a success.
— Sam Parr
I think the NFT and Web3 stuff is just complete nonsense. I think it's inferior entrepreneurs slapping their Web3 name on crap that no one wants and hoping that it's gonna work.
— Sam Parr
Find other peers who seem like they got the juice, who got the, the charisma, or who ha- who seem like they're going someplace.
— Sam Parr
I need to create my own Stanford 'cause I'm jealous of all these people that went here.
— Sam Parr
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Sam Parr
hostEntrepreneur and co-host of My First Million; founder of The Hustle and Hampton.
Shaan Puri
hostEntrepreneur and co-host of My First Million, known for startup investing and product leadership.
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