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Sam Parr on getting fired by Airbnb the day before he started, selling The Hustle, and why $10 million in revenue changes everything. Sam Parr, founder of The Hustle and Hampton and co-host of My First Million, joins Eric Newcomer to talk about how he went from an Airbnb firing to an eight-figure media exit. Sam breaks down what 5,000 Hampton founder interviews reveal about the messy middle between $1M and $10M in revenue, what shifts on the other side of that number, why he studies successful businesses before building anything new, how AI is reshaping agency margins, why he thinks OpenAI buying TBPN was a mistake, and how founders can build an audience by going obsessively niche. Subscribe for weekly conversations with the founders, investors, and executives shaping the tech industry. Chapters: 00:00 Getting Fired by Airbnb Before Day One 03:12 How Copywriting Built The Hustle 07:09 Advertising, Integrity, and Chasing Views 12:29 Who Sam Parr Actually Creates Content For 17:57 Building Hampton for High-Growth Founders 29:42 How Hampton Grows Without Heavy Advertising 30:13 How AI Is Transforming Service Businesses 32:28 Hiring, Management, and Work-Life Balance 34:57 Why $10 Million in Revenue Changes Everything 36:37 AI Writing, Personalized News, and the Future of Media 45:52 Building Media Businesses That Can Last 🎙️ New episodes every week! Subscribe and turn on notifications to stay ahead of the next big story. 👇 Watch more from The Newcomer Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0Yg1id5olJMOyUnYF5AZnIo2ZXdyYd-L 🔗 Read more at newcomer.co 🐦 Follow us: @NewcomerMedia If you want honest, insider analysis from the heart of tech and venture capital…you’re in the right place. #SamParr #Entrepreneurship #MediaBusiness

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Bill McKibben is a pioneering author and journalist best known for founding 350.org and helping launch the modern global climate movement.