Wall of Fame

This is the best CEO community I’ve been apart of.

Founders helping founders.

Congrats to Sam, Joe, rest of the team.

I wanted to say thank you for building Hampton. I went to my first Foundations last week and am still blown away. What you guys are doing is making a real impact in our lives and businesses. The community is second to none and you've assembled a world-class team. I'm very grateful to be a part of it.

I’ve joined a lot of Founder communities over the years and Hampton is by far the most elite. The quality of the people and information is unmatched.

I’ve found game changing software tools, learned strategies that have been instrumental to our business, and even made some new best friends.  

Joining Hampton has opened doors to a world of new connections, friendships, and strategic alliances. It's been a year rich with learning, sharing, and endless inspiration. I'm profoundly grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a vibrant and supportive network. The value it adds to my life is immeasurable.

To all the new faces and those considering joining, I often find myself enthusiastically sharing what makes Hampton special. If I were to capture the essence of this community, it would be this: Hampton is not just a network, it's a powerhouse of knowledge, inspiration, support, and growth.

Went to my first Hampton event in LA last night and just wanted to say that this was (out of hundreds of thousands invested into other groups and events) the highest quality and most open-minded and welcoming group. It was the first time in probably two years I felt like I was actually having new conversations rather than being stuck in the same echo chamber.

So I wanted to thank you for that and say that already Hampton is kick ass

Dude this community should be illegal
We need a UI/UX designer BAD. And I was sent 3 options in 2 minutes in 24 seconds.

I love my investors but Hampton has been more value-add than maybe anyone who's ever sat on my cap table when it comes to day-to-day ops/needs

Entrepreneurship has always been a lonely journey.

Not many of your everyday peers can relate to building businesses and the struggles that come along with that.

I joined an entrepreneurship peer group called Hampton 1 year ago.

I've formed deeper relationships with a handful of members who have had a seriously positive impact on my life and business.

Founders who have been in the trenches themselves and can relate.

They've helped me think bigger and get focused on the right things.

I highly recommend Hampton.

Had a rough night. I hopped on here this morning and felt better seeing all the amazing things my fellow Hamptonians are doing. Grateful to this community for allowing me to be vulnerable because most days I have nobody to talk with.

Hampton has been the single best network and knowledge investment I have made in my career.

And I feel like I barely scratch the surface.

Sam Parr and Joe Speiser get it.

Hampton related, [Redacted] joined last week and his company does data scraping. Reached out to him and we’re gonna be spending $80k+ a year with him (which seems pretty cool for his first week in Hampton) and it’s going to save us $30–$40k vs the contractor we were using. Nice little win.

Had our core group Thursday at Hampton HQ which was great. Have some nice momentum going there now that we’re a few meetings deep.

Joining Hampton was a great decision: As an entrepreneur, it’s easy to get stuck in the day-to-day. What’s not easy is finding the right people to talk to when you need to zoom out.

My core group meets monthly, and every session leaves me with clarity, perspective, and a few smart nudges I didn’t know I needed. And the Slack space is THE place to talk openly with people who’ve already passed the early stages and are still pushing hard.

Even after moving from the U.S. to Portugal, I’ve also been lucky to meet other expat founders here through Hampton. Connecting with smart, grounded people each month - this time in person - has made a huge difference. Cheers to "geo-lisbon" Slack Channel!

And honestly, credit to Sam Parr, the culture inside the group is one of the healthiest I’ve seen. No hype, no ego, just real conversations.

Maybe Hampton won’t be the right group for you. And that’s fine.

But I’d highly recommend finding a space where you can be fully yourself.
Where you can talk about business, but also about family, travel, health, wins, and setbacks.

That kind of network makes the journey a lot less lonely, and a lot more real. ❤️

Because of Hampton, I have a trusted peer group that I feel comfortable both shooting the shit with and talking through the really ugly, messy parts with.

An idea that's now changing lives. Thanks guys.

One month in. I knew everyone would be smart, but I'm blown away by how generous everyone is. Already thinking about spinning up a company with a Hampton member or two.

The Ojai retreat last year was life-changing. I met my new business partner there

And made some lifelong friends. What you guys are building at Hampton is legitimately special. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. There's a lot of grifters out there, and what you guys have built is nothing short of amazing.

I love Hampton. Why? Because it brings together the most amazing operators. It reminds me of the co-working and hacker houses we had in SF back in 2014… just a bit more mature.

It’s almost like everyone that *would* have been there, grew up, and now we have Hampton.

These people are just great. Not just for hanging out at a coffee meeting, but real stuff after.

A phone call asking if you closed a deal.

A text a few weeks later offering if you needed help fundraising.

Meeting again and chatting about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and just generally life.

I don’t know what the revenue cap is, but I think if you’re over $5M in revenue, I’d definitely recommend joining.

And IRL is gold — my team back in SF didn’t want to come in, and this is a small part that brings back that joy.

One of my goals this year is to surround myself with founders that are doing similar things.

This is it.

Hampton is worth every cent.

I love that it's a vetted community and that people have to pay a decent amount for it. It's like fitness - if it's too cheap - you have no skin in the game. 

And on top of that, I think successful people know that you need to pay it forward. In 90 days, I've met over 30+ entrepreneurs, made friends (taking one out in my McLaren on Saturday after I pick it up), and even had someone teach me (and my team) ads. I'm also going next week to spend half a day with another entrepreneur to help him set up outbound sales at their company - that's how I grew my last business. 

1. I connected with a lot of interesting, open minded, like minded people, and I became friends with a few.
2. I'm learning a ton every day from Slack, I see what other founders are struggling with, how are they winning, what are the best practices, what are the latest trends in specific industry or a niche etc.
3. Things move so much faster - when I need a provider or a tool I'll just ask in Slack, I don't need to spend a ton of time doing research.

I didn't know what to expect when I joined but the community that Sam and co has built has been incredible. Really enjoying being part of Hampton

When I tell people Hampton has had a transformative impact on my life I feel like I sometimes get eye rolls. But when I tell them the stories, that’s when I think people get it.

• How I met Peter Corbett at my lowest point as a founder and how he helped me find myself again; understanding the role fear was playing in my life, and how his Hampton Retreats (and the voice notes he generously traded with me) unlocked a whole new chapter for me.

• How Marshall Hayes has become a coach, a mentor, a friend, and someone who has helped me grown dramatically by getting in the weeds with me about how I approach and execute work.

• How I share things with my Core Group I often times don’t share with my closest friends, not because my friends aren’t open to it, but because there is nuance in the context and being able to share with people who “get it” out of the gate just makes such a difference.

• How I’ve had dozens of calls with fellow founders around extremely specific/nuanced business challenges and it feels like I have access to – and am a part of – the most generous community of builders I could ever imagine.

It’s great stuff. Truly.

Was invited to join Hampton when they launched and it’s been an incredible experience

Entrepreneurship can be lonely and lots of people in your life won’t get it

These people will.

For those founders on the fence around joining communities, I will say that being a part of this group has made me a better person and founder

Thankful for @thesamparr and @jspeiser for continuing to build it

Let’s keep building

Just finished my first year in Hampton and I want to say Thank You to the Hampton team. The ROI has been insane, I couldn’t smash that renew button any harder.

10 years ago I moved to NYC, I’ve made deeper connections after 1 year in Hampton than the 9 preceding.

My core group has been inspiring and pushed me to see opportunities I would have missed on my own. Something special is being built here, and I’m thankful to be a part of it.

Hampton has added layers of community, connection and impact to my life that I couldn't imagine prior

Truly a fan. Well done

People ask me all the time about Hampton.

Here is the honest truth: It’s the greatest.

It is a community of smart, successful people who are hungry to grow and expand their knowledge.

They host around 275 events a year. From small, intimate dinners at a member’s house in Nashville (like the one pictured here, in his video studio), to big events with Rob Dyrdek and 100 people in LA, to golf trips to Pinehurst and The American Club.

The Slack group is incredible. I could go on and on.

But here is the real reason I thrive at Hampton. I love people. I love talking to people, meeting new people, doing things with strangers, grabbing coffee, hearing stories, sharing ideas, building relationships, and just being around others who are wired the same way.

If you do not like people, the only reason a group like this would make sense is if you are just trying to profit off its members. And everyone hates that guy.

I co-hosted a Hampton dinner in SF with Shivani for 12 founders who have IPO’d companies, run $100M+ rev businesses, and built 3M+ social followings.

The crazy part is that none of these “accomplishments” were ever brought up.

Here are 8 topics that did:

1. Community. Community. Community. Founders don’t just want to meet other founders. They want to learn and grow with other founders for the long term.

2. You get out of your community what you invest in it. Showing up to a 4 hour dinner on a Wednesday, with 12 strangers, signals that it’s important. Actively listening and engaging shows that you are invested.

3. Founders have unique sets of experiences (and quirks) that make it difficult to relate to their friends and family. Often, the only outlet is with other founders. But that becomes a challenge as the nature of founders is to always optimistically signal that “we’re crushing it.”

4. Having a vetted group of like minded individuals enables folks to fast track deeper conversations and connections.

5. As a result, there was a non-transactional vibe to genuinely find ways to support each other.

6. Network is net worth. Business collabs, new customer intros, and access to luxury perks (ie private planes, exclusive accommodations) were offered to the group.

7. Founders are curious creatures. They want to understand the Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?

8. And that’s why they build companies. Building scratches the curiosity itch of their ideas, views of the world, and new learnings.

9. But even for the most ambitious founders (VC backed and bootstrapped)… building companies on their own terms and values reigned supreme, because that is the ultimate American founder dream.

Here’s a silly photo at the end of dinner.

Since joining Hampton, I’ve cemented a group of core relationships with other tech founders who have all experienced similar business and personal challenges/opportunities, and often at stages well in advance of mine, which has allowed me a structured monthly time to learn and grow from them (and hopefully contribute some of my own hard-won wisdom from the startup “trenches”), as well as build friendships with people I respect and admire. It forces me to think even bigger when I see the huge swings that people in my group are taking, from raising a billion dollars to build humanoid robots to tackling environmental issues to just slowing down and making time for family trips and building memories. I’ve also really grown from having a group leader and quasi CEO coach in Ashley Fina as well as amazing retreat/workshop facilitators like Angela Parker, who force you to slow down and ask yourself what you really want, for you, your family, and your business.

If you are on the fence about joining, I would encourage you to consider Hampton, because unlike some other groups that feel very local SMB focused or very networking focused (nothing wrong with either of those if that’s what you need), your Hampton core group should be a match of other tech founders of similarly sized companies going through similar challenges as you. I’ve had great advice on working with a PE sponsor, running a process with an investment bank, evaluating LOI’s from financials vs strategics, various family office relationships to consider, a close group to celebrate wins like my 5th exit, etc. Highly recommend Hampton, and I am grateful for my Hampton group and for Sam, Joe, and the entire Hampton team for making this possible.