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#5July 9, 201951:01

#3 - Making Millions off an Email Newsletter?! Sam Parr from The…

About This Episode

In this early episode, Shaan Puri interviews his co-host Sam Parr about his journey from running a hot dog stand in Nashville to founding The Hustle, a massive daily business newsletter. They explore the psychology of money, the importance of copywriting, and Sam's philosophy on using the internet as a neighborhood corner for simple, high-margin businesses.

Episode Description

Sam Parr (@theSamParr) is the founder of The Hustle - a simple email newsletter that has surpassed 1M daily subscribers and will be north of 8 figures this year. Sam walks us through how he built The Hustle from scratch as well as his adventures starting a hot dog stand (7min), selling booze on the internet (13min), meeting celebrities on the street and convincing them to hire him (11min) and how he would get rich if he was 21 again! (33min)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Key Takeaways

1

Master copywriting as a fundamental life skill, which Sam defines as understanding how people think and using words to persuade them toward a solution.

2

Practice proximity as power by physically moving to where your industry lives or aggressively networking with leaders to create an unfair advantage.

3

Look for 'boring' business opportunities with low complexity, such as dog ramps or local services, and apply internet leverage or pricing adjustments to scale them.

Business Ideas Mentioned

Consolidating Local Service Businesses

Boring Business

The Curious Novice Content Business

Content & Media

Software Price Arbitrage Acquisitions

Acquisitions

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Duration51:01
Guests1
Ideas Discussed3
Topics4