How Sam Parr Builds Businesses (like The Hustle)

Sam Parr founded The Hustle, which he eventually sold to Hubspot for tens of millions of dollars.

The Hustle was born from a conference he started, called Hustle Con, that showcased non-technical startup founders and their strategies for success. The Hustle ended up garnering an audience of millions of subscribers and was able to operate profitably as a new media startup that was not overburdened by outside capital

In this interview, Sam and Aaron discuss the early stages of Sam’s career, his tips for selling, and finding meaning after selling your company.

0:00 Introduction
0:42 The Hustle Story
18:30 What’s the scary thing to sell now?
22:48 Would you consider yourself post-economic?
29:00 Perpetual idea machine
44:49 Personal Challenge