Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comEveryone wants to know what founders really earn, but most of the numbers out there are either outdated or just plain wrong. We gathered fresh data from 150+ high-performing founders, and the results reveal just how differently they think about paying themselves. Some take home millions, others nothing at all, and the logic behind those decisions says more than the numbers themselves.Here’s what we talk about:8% of founders take no salary at all — why? (and whether they’d do it again)The sweet spot for founder take-home pay: how much is too much?C-Suite compensation breakdown: who's earning what, and where bonuses explodeLifestyle vs. legacy: how founders think about cash flow vs. long-term exitsIndustry winners: finance, pets, and healthcare dominate earningsThe one funding stage where founders earn the leastNon-salary perks: credit card hacks, expense runs, 401(k) tricks, and company-backed loansA rare peek into the creative (and sometimes questionable) ways founders make it worth their whileCool Links:Hampton https://www.joinhampton.com/Lower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/Sponsors:Get a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at delve.co/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseTame your taxes today at https://olarry.com/Chapters:(1:37) Base Salaries(3:14) Founders Who Pay Themselves Nothing(3:56) Salary Distribution and High Earners(4:34) Additional Payouts and Bonuses(5:11) Two Types of Founders: Reinvesting or Cashflow(6:14) Take Home Pay by Net Worth(7:18) C-Suite Salaries and Bonuses(8:43) Industry Salary Breakdown(9:24) Highest and Lowest Paying Industries(10:03) Compensation by Funding Stage(10:52) Creative Compensation StrategiesThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.Your Host: Jackie LamportNot really the host, but the producer.Wrote this sentence.
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You’re Not a Successful Founder Until You Do This
Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comEveryone’s chasing success — but what does that actually mean? Founders hit milestones, sell companies, and still feel unsatisfied. After 150+ interviews, the most consistent lesson is that most people are aiming at the wrong definition.Here’s what we talk about:Why the traditional founder definition of success doesn’t hold upThe dangerous feedback loop of external validationHow imposter syndrome thrives — even after a $50M exitWhy goal-setting alone can leave you feeling hollowThe “post-success” slump that no one prepares forWhy founders keep building (and chasing) after they’ve “won”A better way to define success that doesn’t move the goalpostsCool Links:Hampton https://www.joinhampton.com/Lower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/Sponsors:Get a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at delve.co/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseJoin 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at hirewithnear.com/moneywiseChapters:(1:00) Founders Who “Make It” Still Feel Unsatisfied(2:57) Defining Success: Objective vs. Subjective(4:27) The Founder’s Scoreboard and Moving Goalposts(5:11) The Emptiness After Achieving Big Goals(6:36) Internal Fulfillment vs. External Markers(8:23) Connecting Goals to Personal Fulfillment(8:44) The Search for Purpose After Success(9:25) Rethinking Purpose: Determination Over Destiny(10:30) Lifelong Fulfillment vs. Chasing Milestones(10:48) The Trap of Confusing External and Internal Success(12:01) Why Internal Success Makes External Success EasierThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.Your Host: Jackie LamportNot really the host, but the producer.Wrote this sentence.
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I Built a $9M Company And Got Nothing
Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comKevin Bartchlett built a $9M compost toilet company from the ground up – and walked away with nothing. No contract, no payout, just a handshake. That blind faith turned into a hard lesson in trust that cost him everything – and now, the reason he’s rebuilding on his own terms.Here’s what we talk about:Building a $9M business from scratch – with zero equity in writingThe moment he realized his million-dollar payday was goneHow a $9M sale turned into $0 overnightWhat “sweat equity” really means when it’s only a handshakeHow trusting the wrong partner cost him ownership and peace of mindWhy he still refuses to be angry about itWhat he’s building next (yep, it involves flying cars)The lesson behind it all: if you’re going to bet on yourself, go all inCool Links:Hampton https://www.joinhampton.com/Lower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/Kevin Bartchlett https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-a-bartchlett-262233ba/ Sponsors:Get a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at delve.co/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseJoin 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at hirewithnear.com/moneywiseChapters:(1:58) Building a Compostable Toilet Empire – The Dream of a Big Exit(3:22) When Expectations & Reality Collide(4:24) Picking Up the Pieces: What Happens After the Deal(6:01) The True Cost of Not Getting It in Writing(9:41) Why Compostable Toilets?(11:21) Meeting His Future Partner & Early Roles(14:56) Overinvested, Under-Rewarded: The Ownership Dilemma(20:28) Chasing Success, Counting the Cost(22:28) The Road to Resignation(24:49) Finding Empathy for His Partner(27:02) New Ventures: Flying Cars(29:12) Reflections – Betting on YourselfThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.Your Host: Harry MortonFounder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.Co-parents a cow named Eliza.
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He Built a $20M Brand Without a Media Background
Stop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comAdam White didn’t set out to build a media company – he just wanted a job in sports. So at 19, he started posting informational interviews on a Wix site. Today, he runs a $20M brand with NFL partnerships and no background in media. Because in the end, it wasn’t about who he knew – it was about who knew him, and how he got in the right rooms by outplaying legacy media at their own game.Here’s what we talk about:Building Front Office Sports out of his dorm roomWhy brand aura matters more than ever and how to create it from scratchThe tweet that led to a $750K investmentWhy he gave up 51% of the business early – and doesn't regret itThe role of soft touchpoints in landing major dealsGrowing to 800K newsletter subs without chasing SEOHow an official NFL content partnership changed everythingDiversifying revenue from newsletters, social, events, and brand partnershipsThe personal side: paying off student debt, buying his mom a car, and defining success as freedomCool Links:Hampton https://www.joinhampton.com/Lower Street https://www.lowerstreet.co/Front Office Sports https://frontofficesports.com/ Adam White https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-white-85ab4389/Sponsors:Protect your upside and get your time back at cressetcapital.com/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseJoin 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at hirewithnear.com/moneywiseChapters:(0:42) Building Front Office Sports: Growth & Early Days(1:40) Revenue Milestones(3:40) Building Brand Aura & Early Partnerships(10:34) Attracting Investors & Business Model Shift(13:24) Audience Growth During COVID(16:04) Monetization & Revenue Diversification(17:44) Philosophy on Investors(19:08) New Investors, Professionalization, & Validation(22:07) NFL Partnership (25:44) Networking Secrets(28:31) Personal Growth as a CEO(30:45) Personal Financial Journey & Mindset(33:40) Motivation, Competition, & Enjoying the JourneyThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.Your Host: Harry MortonFounder of Lower Street, a podcast production company helping brands launch and grow top-tier podcasts.Co-parents a cow named Eliza.
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The Founder Exit Report: What Happens When You Sell a Company?
Get the full exit report here: https://joinhampton.com/rich-or-dead-reportStop making million-dollar decisions alone. Hampton gives you a personal board of eight vetted founders in your city who meet monthly to tackle your hardest problems. Find your group: joinhampton.comMost exit stories are told in headlines and highlight reels. We wanted the truth. So we surveyed dozens of exited Hampton founders and pulled insights from 100+ interviews to uncover what really happens after the deal closes – from broken earnouts and identity loss to why nearly everyone regrets something they bought.Here’s what we talk about:Why deal structure matters more than the sale price, and how earnouts quietly screw foundersHow 47% of founders said they made less than expected from their dealWhy having millions in the bank can still feel like financial insecurityThe surprising trap of feeling “poor” after sellingWhy 92% of exited founders build again – retirement is a mythThe identity unraveling that hits most founders post-exitThe most common regret: a house, car, or other “reward” that quickly became a burdenWhy trying to time the market almost always backfiresThe #1 post-sale frustration almost no one talks about: losing control of company cultureCool Links:Hampton joinhampton.com/Lower Street lowerstreet.co/Hampton Wealth Report joinhampton.com/2024-wealth-reportSponsors:Get a team of AI agents that run compliance for you at delve.co/moneywiseAchieve your dream body with dailybodycoach.com/moneywiseJoin 700+ founders hiring A-players in Latin America at hirewithnear.com/moneywiseChapters:(1:21) Deal Structure: Where the Real Money’s Made(4:22) Why a Big Payout Can Still Feel Small(6:43) The Retirement Myth: You’ll Build Again(8:32) Selling Isn’t Just Business, It’s Personal(11:33) The Big Purchase Trap(13:20) Timing: Stop Waiting for Perfect(15:26) Nine Lessons from Founders Who’ve Been There(17:00) The Culture Shift Nobody Warns You AboutThis podcast is a ridiculous concept: high-net-worth people reveal their personal finances. Inspired by real conversations happening in the Hampton community.Your Host: Jackie LamportNot really the host, but the producer.Wrote this sentence.
This is Moneywise, a podcast where hosts Sam Parr and Harry Morton are joined by high-net-worth guests to explore exclusive insights into personal finance and lifestyle tailored for other high-net-worth people, or those on their way. They'll get radically transparent about the numbers, revealing things like their burn rates, portfolios, and spending habits. This podcast was made for the Hampton community, a private, highly-vetted, peer membership community for founders and CEOs of fast-growing, tech-enabled startups. Check it out at https://joinhampton.com/.
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