Thread by @thesamparr

ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm back.

Last July I founded a new startup. Today I'm sharing it with the world.

It's called Hampton: a highly vetted membership community for entrepreneurs, founders and CEOs.

Why launch a community? I'll explain + why it'll be huge biz.

Link to Hampton: joinhampton.com

I started The Hustle when I was 25.

I didn’t know a thing. Thankfully it worked and we had a successful exit.

One reason why was because I met monthly with other founders like @ShaanVP and @jspeiser.

These meetings changed my life.

For example, @jspeiser and I knew everything about one another.

- Business challenges
- Personal finances
- Relationship issues

We talked hiring, laying people off, dealing with depression. Everything.

We pushed each other, helped one another, and learned together.

I've been lucky to have access to some of the best founders in the world.

Knowing these people opened doors, normalized success, and pushed me forward.

I wanted to start a community that made it possible for others to 1) have access like I had 2) host groups like this.

And thus, Hampton.

I started it with @jspeiser.

The premise is simple, but life changing.

You can learn about the product here: blog.joinhampton.com/ive-started-a-…

I built this quietly to carefully curate the community.

A few of our members are:
- @Patticus: sold Profitwell for $200m
- @austin_rief: Morning Brew
- @adcock_brett: took Archer public
- @MelissaParvisFC: bootstrapped Fresh Clean Tees to $50m
- @SievaKozinsky: Hold co w/~$100m

- @asanwal: CbInsights
- @aschwags3: GrowthAssistant
- @invoker: Hootsuite
- Christine Deehring: @BumpBoxes
- @JanessaNWhite: SimplyEloped
- Aj Patel: Zesty Paws (bootstrapped to $600m exit)
- @jasminestar: SocialCurator.com
- @Matt_Goodcrisp: GoodCrisp

And hundreds more.

Need a good lawyer or want recs on a good graphic designer? Ask Hampton members.

Selling your company and need support? Hampton!

Have personal issues? Bring it to Hampton.

Hampton's your personal board of advisors of other founders who've been there, done that.

So, if you're a founder with at least $1m in revenue OR a previous exit OR $3m in funding...apply.

I'm growing this slowly. No VC. And we're capping membership to 700 members (for now).

joinhampton.com

Hampton is going to be life changing for our customers.

If our team does a good job helping our members grow, I think we will help create tens of thousands of new jobs each year.

So, now you know. Hampton's the new thing and I'm pumped to show you everything we have planned.

Oh, and btw...we hired @dipietromedia to be Hampton's CEO. This business is going to the moon.

Check out our blog here where we'll do stories on our members and more: blog.joinhampton.com

And if you wanna know how we got our first customers and are building the biz...full pod here: mfmpod.com/sam-reveals-th…

and PS...if i've ever helped you out, I'd love a favor from you...retweet that first tweet!

I love you!

Heads up:

We're getting tons of applicants. Thank you!

But to set expectations: we're very slowly adding new members. And we have a high bar.

So...please be patient with us! We'll holler soon.