If you're reading this then you're probably curious: is Hampton worth it? Is Hampton right for you?
Well, my curious friend, I cannot answer that question for you, unfortunately.
But what I can do is show you blog posts and testimonials from current or former Hampton members.
Note: we will link to more posts as we come across more!
Review #1: The Wall of Fame
Members text, Slack, and email us feedback on a regular basis. We decided to make those public (with the member's permission, of course). You can see dozens of testimonials on our Wall of Fame page.
Review #2: Hampton Community for Founders – My Review After 4 Years
Dennis O'Donnell runs a +$10 million mobile accessory business out of Philadelphia that he recently sold. He wrote a review on his 4 years at Hampton. He was one of our first members!
"Hampton members are some of the most relentlessly ambitious entrepreneurs I’ve met. It genuinely feels like they are trying to break the sound barrier in business every day – from folks running their business on bleeding-edge AI, to operators who own “boring” businesses like government contracting and are asking themselves “why can’t this old business be as valuable as a tech company?”."
Review #3: I paid to make friends in Hampton, and it worked
Shawn Adrian runs a product studio called Input Logic. Paid to make friends? You cheeky son of a gun. Ha. That's not how we describe Hampton but hey we'll take it.
"I was put into a "core group" as they call it and the first meeting literally blew my mind. There were 8 of us, all running digital agencies, all in a pretty similar tier of the market but targeting different demographics, spread across North America. I felt an immediate sense that these guys understood me. They knew the struggle. We talked about our personal lives, our businesses, and our "most important thing" at the moment. We shared knowledge, numbers, and fears. It was cathartic. I wanted more.
I'm in my third year of membership this year. I've made real friends, I've learned a lot about my business and business in general, and I have this incredible sounding board of talented operators who I can just throw random thoughts and ideas at. It's worth every penny."
Review #4: Hampton Review: Is It Worth It When Your City Doesn't Even Have a Chapter?
Dennis Vorobyov owns a company he founded 11 years ago called EltexSoft. Dennis is based out of Lisbon, Portugal. While most Hampton members are based in one of our 18 Chapters (and growing), we do allow some people based in non-Chapter cities join. The experience is slightly different from a "normal" member but still tip top.
"Confidentiality is the whole reason the Core works, so I won't say who is in mine or what anyone said. But I can describe the shape of the room. It's a handful of founders running very different businesses -different industries, different time zones, similar scale, and eerily similar problems. Nobody is there to network. Everyone is there because running a company at this level gets lonely in a very specific way, and the only people who truly get it are the ones living it."
More coming soon!
If you're interested in finding out if you qualify to join Hampton...then apply right here!
Personally, I find being the CEO of a startup to be downright exhilarating. But, as I'm sure you well know, it can also be a bit lonely and stressful at times, too.
Because, let's be honest, if you're the kind of person with the guts to actually launch and run a startup, then you can bet everyone will always be asking you a thousand questions, expecting you to have all the right answers -- all the time.
And that's okay! Navigating this kind of pressure is the job.
But what about all the difficult questions that you have as you reach each new level of growth and success? For tax questions, you have an accountant. For legal, your attorney. And for tech. your dev team.
This is where Hampton comes in.
Hampton's a private and highly vetted network for high-growth founders and CEOs.
