Sam Parr, a master copywriter and the brains behind The Hustle and My First Million podcast, shares his journey of turning writing into a lucrative business. He reveals how he leveraged viral content and innovative strategies to grow his newsletter from 150,000 to 1.7 million subscribers. Sam discusses the art of compelling copywriting, the importance of catchy headlines, and building trust with audiences. He also dives into the significance of storytelling techniques and nurturing a unique writing community for success.

Serial entrepreneur Sam Parr shares his journey from a hotdog stand to successful ventures like The Hustle. He discusses the psychology of success, innovative leadership, overcoming mental health challenges, and his latest focus on building a community of high-growth founders at Hampton.

In this engaging conversation, Sam Parr, a serial entrepreneur, podcaster, and investor, shares insights on ambition and the reality of building billion-dollar businesses. He reveals that the most successful people aren’t necessarily the smartest and discusses the perks and pitfalls of billionaires. Sam also provides advice on launching a profitable business in just 24 hours, emphasizing how fatherhood has changed his perspective on success. Expect valuable takeaways on navigating ambition and the dynamics of wealth and confidence.

What matters most - ideas or execution?Sam Parr (Founder of The Hustle and Host of My First Million) sits down with Kipp and Kieran on how to become an idea generation machine - figuring out if your idea is worth millions, unraveling the fear behind the insecurity of taking risks, how to execute on your ideas, the power of simplifying things, and behind the scenes look at how Sam studies business models to create his own ideas.About Sam ParrHe is the founder of The Hustle (acquired by HubSpot in 2021) and founder and co-host of My First Million podcast.Links Sam’s Twitter https://twitter.com/thesamparr  Sam’s Podcast https://www.mfmpod.com/  Companies House https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/companies-house  Compare Tech https://www.compare-tech.com/  Similar Web https://www.similarweb.com/  Crunchy Roll https://www.crunchyroll.com/  Tech Target https://www.techtarget.com/  Web Archive https://web.archive.org/  Facebook Ad Archive https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/  Moat https://www.moat.com/  SEMrush https://www.semrush.com/  Jungle Scout https://www.junglescout.com/  Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm  Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/  If you like this episode, check out our episode on how curiosity can make you a billionaire https://link.chtbl.com/YhAjKg0j We’re on Social Media! Follow us for everyday marketing wisdom straight to your feedTwitter: https://twitter.com/matgpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@matgpod Thank you for tuning into Marketing Against The Grain!Don’t forget to hit subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts (so you never miss an episode)! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing-against-the-grain/id1616700934  If you love this show, please leave us a 5-Star Review https://link.chtbl.com/h9_sjBKH and share your favorite episodes with friends.We really appreciate your support.Host Links:Kipp Bodnar, https://twitter.com/kippbodnar  Kieran Flanagan, https://twitter.com/searchbrat ‘Marketing Against The Grain’ is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Produced by Darren Clarke.

Sam Parr is the co-founder, a highly vetted membership community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs. As he articulates it, Hampton has the ability to one day become a $100m+ business. In this episode, we talked about why he felt there was an opportunity here, how they admit new members and build the monthly core groups, and his advice for operators to charge more for their products.

Sam Parr is one of my most interesting friends. He previously built The Hustle, which has over 3.5 million readers, he also is the host of My First Million podcast. Sam recently co-founded and launched Hampton, which is a private community for super successful CEO's and founders. We also talk about his personal operating system, how he builds various companies, why tinkering is such an important skill on the internet, artificial intelligence, and who some of our heroes are. ======================= Pomp writes a daily letter to over 200,000+ investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy-to-understand language while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://pomp.substack.com/

Last week I did a LIVE podcast episode for the first time with some friends:   - Neville Medhora of Copywriting Course - Sam Parr of The Hustle and My First Million Podcast - Nick Gray, author of the The 2-Hour Cocktail Party and founder of Museum Hack - Justin Mares of Kettle & Fire, Surely Non-Alcoholic Wine, and Perfect Keto   It was great, y’all.    Thanks to SXSW and the AppSumo team for organizing it, and the audience for coming out.   We talked all about how to succeed as a content creator 2023, there was an audience Q&A, and it was a ton of fun.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn exactly how content creators get successful, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: 1. What content channels we’re MOST excited about right now 2. The tools we NEED to make the best content 3. And the EXACT formulas we use to grow our audience today   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.   Check out some of the tools I mention in the episode:   - Castmagic.io - SendFox.com - Clickup.com   ✉️ Signup for my weekly newsletter (I reply to emails): https://okdork.com/email-newsletter/ 

Sam Parr, the dynamic founder of The Hustle and co-founder of Hampton, shares his insights on balancing purpose and profit. He discusses the importance of finding joy in business while navigating financial ambitions. Parr also reflects on the emotional complexities of material possessions and the value of sustainable consumerism. He emphasizes viewing spending as an investment for growth and highlights the journey from humble beginnings to success, sharing the challenges and insecurities that come even with achievement.

Sam Parr, expert at reverse engineering business ideas, shares tools and frameworks for finding and vetting the best businesses. Topics include launching businesses, targeting startup customers, analyzing annual reports for insights, and reverse engineering successful businesses for innovative ideas.

Sam Parr is the creator of The Hustle – a media company that has sold for tens of millions by the time he turned 32.    In this conversation, we spoke about why Sam was nervous to talk to Ariel Helwani, how he met his wife, some of his spiciest tweets, what he really thinks about psychedelics, how to get rich before your 32nd birthday, and why getting sober was the key that set him free. (0:00) Hasan Minhaj (3:45) Ted Turner (4:37) Sacrifices worth it? (5:44) Anti MBA (first blog) (8:32) Big cities (9:50) Individual sports (11:10) Ariel Helwani (13:13) Cross-country motorcycle trip (16:16) Seeking out new experiences (17:33) How to manifest (19:53) Quitting (20:24) Energy (21:03) Living in Austin/NYC (23:38) Sober (26:45) Almost hired Airbnb (29:03) Chip on shoulder (31:14) Early days of The Hustle (33:33) Copywork (35:28) Hypnotherapy (38:01) Ross Ulbricht (41:20) Crypto (42:50) $10,000,000 by 30 (46:31) Craigslist office (48:50) Manifestation of $20m by 30 (52:49) Online vs. offline balance (53:50) Getting jacked (58:22) Meeting Shaan Puri (1:00:50) Successful people (1:04:19) Sam’s weird habits (1:08:01) Psychedelics (1:11:10) Getting knocked out (1:12:29) Modern cigarettes (1:15:20) Big Restaurant Energy (1:16:30) How Sam met his wife (1:19:11) Successful people (1:23:45) Sam as a criminal (1:25:20) The right spouse (1:30:05) Asking questions (1:32:09) Less is more (1:38:36) USA (1:42:40) 80-year-old Sam’s advice to present-day Sam (1:45:45) Outro - Resources Mentioned https://trycopythat.com/ https://gracesmithtv.com/ American Kingpin by Nick Bilton – https://www.amazon.com/American-Kingpin-Criminal-Mastermind-Behind/dp/0143129023 Instagram post – https://www.instagram.com/p/sRM0m3g9Ul/?hl=en 30 Lessons For Living by Karl Pillemer – https://www.amazon.com/30-Lessons-Living-Advice-Americans/dp/0452298482 - Sam on Twitter – https://twitter.com/thesamparr Sam's Podcast – https://www.mfmpod.com/ -  Continue the conversation with me...   🎙 Podcast: https://podfollow.com/1532160275/view 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda 🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda 🚨 Newsletter: https://dannymiranda.com/tuesday-treasure