Sam Parr retired with over $20 Million by age 31, just a few years after losing his job offer at AirBNB. In this interview, Sam goes deep into his journey to share his biggest lessons learned while creating an impressive career and company. 

Parr is the founder of The Hustle, a daily newsletter providing an entertaining delivery of the latest news in business and tech. He was born in Missouri, grew up in Tennessee, and moved to San Francisco after graduating from college. His media company The Hustle was acquired by Hubspot in 2021 for a reported $25-30 million dollars. 

In today’s episode of UNVALLEY with Sam Parr you’ll learn:

7:30 Which Midwest values lay the foundation for Sam’s successful career in tech
14:05 The simple writing technique that helped Sam create enormous opportunities in his career
28:30 How to optimize your career for success, even if you don’t have money or connections
42:30 Why Sam is investing in real estate in Unvalley tech hubs like Austin 

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(Verse 1)
In the glow of the screen, where the future is bright,
A shadow is cast in the cold factory light.
They whisper of progress, of a world redefined,
But the hands that build it are shackled, confined.

(Pre-Chorus)
Oh, the algorithms hum, but the workers don’t sing,
In the mines of the earth, where the cobalt veins sting.
The AI learns fast, but the cost is so slow,
A debt paid in sweat, where the rivers don’t flow.

(Chorus)
Silicon chains, in the land of the free,
Built on the backs of the unseen, the unpaid, the weary.
From the cloud to the code, to the blood in the ground,
The future’s a dream, but the present’s a wound.

(Verse 2)
They say it’s a marvel, this machine with a mind,
But the truth’s in the labor it leaves far behind.
In the factories where children are breaking their bones,
For a world that consumes while it deafens their groans.

(Pre-Chorus)
Oh, the data flows free, but the wages don’t rise,
In the sweatshops of progress, where the hope slowly dies.
The AI grows wise, but the workers grow thin,
A cycle of silence, where no one can win.

(Chorus)
Silicon chains, in the land of the free,
Built on the backs of the unseen, the unpaid, the weary.
From the cloud to the code, to the blood in the ground,
The future’s a dream, but the present’s a wound.

(Bridge)
Can you hear the echo, the cry in the wire?
The cost of convenience, the spark in the fire.
We’re trading our souls for a digital crown,
But the weight of the world is still pressing us down.

(Verse 3)
So what is the answer, when the system’s designed,
To keep us divided, to keep us confined?
Will we rise for the workers, will we break through the veil,
Or will we keep building this dystopian tale?

(Outro)
Silicon chains, they may bind us for now,
But the future’s unwritten, the time’s ticking loud.
From the code to the hands, to the hearts that still bleed,
The change starts with us, in the choices we seed.

(Final Chorus)
Silicon chains, in the land of the free,
We’ll break every link, for the unseen, the weary.
From the cloud to the code, to the blood in the ground,
The future’s a dream, and we’ll turn it around.

Silicon Chains

While some vegans can be really annoying, others can be brazenly homicidal. Dee and Kate explore the Zizians, an anarcho vegan cultlike group, allegedly involved in six violent deaths across three states. Listener calls in about a fecal mishap from the college days. Sign up for the Sick and Wrong Patreon to hear the Second Show, SW archives, and the bonus minisode Serial Killer Star Signs.

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Veteran and entrepreneur Chad Grills of National Capital League discusses his experience with Big Tech and how building anything meaningful and lasting will likely not come out of Silicon Valley or places like California. He explains how Silicon Valley was seeded by DOD, the Intelligence Community, and DARPA. The culture of Silicon Valley and most major cities will not allow anything original or good for humanity to emerge. He argues we have neither communism nor capitalism, but a monopolistic system that keeps the little guy out. He stresses a need for better governance, creating good culture, maintaining personal integrity, and is optimistic about the ability of America to reinvent itself.

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Chad is the former founder and CEO of a company backed by Founders Fund and Sequoia.

His previous clients include companies like: Salesforce (6x business units), Dell, Splunk, Twilio, and Government entities like Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

He was selected “Best of Year” by Apple for two podcasts he hosted. He has spoken at places like the Defense Foreign Language Institute, Coast Guard Academy, Salesforce World Tour, and the Spartan Up Podcast.

He’s a U.S. Army veteran with deployments to Iraq, Egypt, and has provided security for the 56th Presidential Inauguration.

He’s the author of three books. His upcoming book is on the Texas Miracle and the economic destiny of Texas.

He founded the National Capital League as a studios and labs to build media and technology products.

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Georgian journalist Natalia Antelava worked at the BBC for nearly ten years. But she grew tired of producing stories without deeper context. She wanted to pursue journalism that truly focused on why and how things happen. That’s why, in 2015, she co-founded the online platform “Coda Story”. Reporting and storytelling that uncover and explore the root causes of global change form the core approach of her media outlet.

One of the current focuses of Coda’s journalists is Big Tech, Silicon Valley, and its cult-like status in today’s world. Natalia Antelava points to the unhealthy relationship between the media and tech giants. She draws an analogy with personal relationships — when someone realizes they’ve ended up in bed with the wrong guy, and he’s there not for love, but for self-interest. That’s why she urges media outlets not to accept funding from tech giants and to publish more independent stories about them. Silicon Valley, she says, promotes the idea that technological progress is the only kind of progress — pushing humanity out of the equation. At the same time, tech leaders have become some of the most powerful global players. Often, they are willing to align themselves with populist politicians and go against the foundational principles around which societal consensus once existed — both globally and within individual countries.

Journalist Angelina Kariakina speaks with Natalia Antelava about the cult of Big Tech and its transformation into a new religion, her disillusionment with the media industry and passion for journalism, information noise and CNN’s role in it, Coda’s impact, and the value of freedom for Georgians.

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Natalia Antelava — on the Cult of Technology and the Role of Journalists in the Digital World

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