My First Million
00:57:40 · Sam Parr
[00:57:40] S2: So a lot of times, people at the podcast, they'll reach out to me, and they're wondering, hey, Sam and Shaan, how do you meet all these amazing entrepreneurs? How do you find all these stories? Well, I have a hack. You see, I actually have a community called Hampton. It's a community for entrepreneurs doing at least 3,000,000 revenue, although we do on average something like $25,000,000 a year in revenue. We have the founders of DoorDash, of Figr, of Blue Chew. All these amazing companies are part of Hampton. And what's interesting is because of the environment in Hampton, which frankly is very similar to My First Million, we have a very unique high trust environment. When people apply and go through this vetting process, they're put in groups of like eight or nine other entrepreneurs, and they get real about everything that's going on in their life and in their business. And sort of like when people listen to MFM, they get inspired to come up with new solutions for business. That's what happens in real life in Hampton. It's life changing. And so if you're a founder of a startup that does at least 3,000,000 in revenue and you just wanna go ahead and pull forward five or ten years worth of success, then check it out. The URL is joinhampton.com. Again, the URL joinhampton.com. When was the last time you worked from an office, and has that impacted your life?
00:58:45 · Bill Perkins, Sam Parr, Shaan Puri
[00:58:45] S0: I have offices, you know, but I I don't go into office. I mean, I have this, like, kind of like, like an ankle monitor called a cell phone that allows me to trade from anywhere, but it's always with me, so I can trade and do work from anywhere. And so it's like, you know, it's like I am tethered to the work world, but it does make for great office spaces, right? Like when I'm on a boat, on vacation, my office is the boat on vacation. Wherever I am, that's the office, right? So it's both a blessing and a curse because I... It extends the amount of neurons that I apply to these puzzles, these work puzzles, and I'm not so sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. I'm constantly evaluating it given how old I am. [00:59:33] S2: Shaan, do you miss having an office? Because Shaan has the same thing. Shaan, Diego comes and and works from your house. [00:59:38] S1: Not at all. I do like... I did have a commute at one point where I was biking and walking to work. I think that's the only part I miss is like the habit of getting up in the morning and getting outside and walking or biking. But now I just do that with my kids' school drop off. That scratches that itch for me. I never I never wanna go to an office again. I like having a dope home office, and I have one or two people that will come over and work from here. And then and then they get out of here halfway through the day, and then I'm just back at home. You know? I'm not looking to go into an office. You love that, Sam. You you love going into an office.
00:59:38 · Shaan Puri, Sam Parr, Bill Perkins
[00:59:38] S1: Not at all. I do like... I did have a commute at one point where I was biking and walking to work. I think that's the only part I miss is like the habit of getting up in the morning and getting outside and walking or biking. But now I just do that with my kids' school drop off. That scratches that itch for me. I never I never wanna go to an office again. I like having a dope home office, and I have one or two people that will come over and work from here. And then and then they get out of here halfway through the day, and then I'm just back at home. You know? I'm not looking to go into an office. You love that, Sam. You you love going into an office. [01:00:14] S2: I I do I do like it. So I go to my office three days a week. I'm at I'm at my office here. And so I I live in Manhattan, and so it's nice to have the separation because, like, we don't have, like, Texas sized houses here. But, like, I... There is something that I like about getting dressed up and, like, I like laying out my work clothes the night before. I kinda like that routine. I know it sounds [01:00:36] S0: like My daughter [01:00:37] S1: loves that too. [01:00:37] S2: Dude, I'm kind of a square in that regard. I I like the routine of, like, getting here and going home. There's something about it that I enjoy, but I do find myself significantly more productive at home.
01:00:37 · Sam Parr, Bill Perkins
[01:00:37] S2: Dude, I'm kind of a square in that regard. I I like the routine of, like, getting here and going home. There's something about it that I enjoy, but I do find myself significantly more productive at home. [01:00:48] S0: Yeah. I mean, you know, when I talk to people about, like, offices are going with it, you know, when we deconstruct it, it's like, well, I like the people, and I like spending time with people, and I like, you know, the walkie or whatever. And I'm like, you can do that without having the office. You can actually take those people out to dinner and spend more quality time as opposed to right next to them while they're doing this and you're doing this. You can actually just take a walk to Central Park and back and forth and make that part of your routine. You know? You can actually have them have a walking, working thing and walk around the track and work with the phones and devices. You can reconstruct it and it might be better, but some people, you know, whatever whatever your value systems are, you
01:00:48 · Bill Perkins, Sam Parr
[01:00:48] S0: Yeah. I mean, you know, when I talk to people about, like, offices are going with it, you know, when we deconstruct it, it's like, well, I like the people, and I like spending time with people, and I like, you know, the walkie or whatever. And I'm like, you can do that without having the office. You can actually take those people out to dinner and spend more quality time as opposed to right next to them while they're doing this and you're doing this. You can actually just take a walk to Central Park and back and forth and make that part of your routine. You know? You can actually have them have a walking, working thing and walk around the track and work with the phones and devices. You can reconstruct it and it might be better, but some people, you know, whatever whatever your value systems are, you [01:01:26] S2: do I think it's better for young people, though. And so one of the reasons it might come up that we have an office is I remember I was talking to... We were... One of our employees was in Manhattan. I was Zooming her when she was in her shitty apartment, and I'm like, this is a horrible existence. Are you miserable? She goes, I hate this. I was like, we gotta get an office. Like, this... It it it was it was not particularly fun, I think, for a 22 year old to be working from home. I think it's a lot more fun when you have children or when you're the boss.
01:01:26 · Sam Parr, Bill Perkins, Shaan Puri
[01:01:26] S2: do I think it's better for young people, though. And so one of the reasons it might come up that we have an office is I remember I was talking to... We were... One of our employees was in Manhattan. I was Zooming her when she was in her shitty apartment, and I'm like, this is a horrible existence. Are you miserable? She goes, I hate this. I was like, we gotta get an office. Like, this... It it it was it was not particularly fun, I think, for a 22 year old to be working from home. I think it's a lot more fun when you have children or when you're the boss. [01:01:49] S0: Yes. I I would agree with that. Like, I think we need to help the younger generation connect with other humans because there's so many devices that are actually disconnecting them from other humans. It's the illusion of connection with social media. The in person mixing and hanging out and discussions and meeting, that art is being lost amongst younger generations. So I do... I am a proponent of that. [01:02:15] S2: Shaan, did you see this story about this painting that he just bought? It was it was... They they did a good job of... I I think it was on The Wall Street Journal, covered this painting bill that you got. I think it was called Sugar Shack. Have you seen this, Shaan? [01:02:27] S1: I saw this a long time ago. It's a YouTube video. Right? You spent some ungodly amount of money on this painting. What's the I