Sam Parr

Rockefeller said if Napoleon went into commerce, he’d be the "greatest businessman the world has ever known. Here’s how Napoleon built (and lost) the greatest empire in Europe: - In his late 20s, France is in total chaos from the Revolution. - Napoleon is a 26-year-old general who realizes this chaos is a ladder to absolute power. - Crushes his enemies with his speed on the battlefield. - Controls his image by founding two newspapers solely to hype his conquests, operating on the rule that "10 people who yell make more noise than 10,000 who keep silent". - Micromanages everything, writing 2,000 letters in two years to control details down to the position of drummer boys. - By 30, he rules France, and by 40 he completely dominates Europe. - But then ego takes over: invades Russia in the winter, ignores a history book he brought with him showing how a Swedish king made the exact same mistake a century earlier, loses hundreds of thousands of men. - Loses his empire and spends his final years in exile Built the empire, but let ego kill it.

Hey just circling back on this.

@AviSniffmann How do you define good taste?

@thesamparr Damn how far back in time did you have to go Anything from today? The guy on the right is absolutely not tasteful. Bro looks like a sherpa that got abducted and put into a inner city high school and get bullied

I did an episode on How to Have Good Taste. It’s very tactful. I give specific steps on how to have good taste. It’s good. I think. youtu.be/bkkwlEK6_hQ?si…

@AviSniffmann That’s easy. But do me a favor and define what good taste means to you? Because I defined it in this post. All of these guys fit my definition of good taste.

@thesamparr Let’s put that to the test, old man. Assemble a tasteful Patagonia fit. Let’s see that “good taste”.

@AviSniffmann Patagonia can be very good taste. I don't think you understand the definition.

@thesamparr Tech bros will be talking about having "good taste" ...while wearing Patagonia... yeah right

@skillissuesf Don't be a bitch. You can do this. Say sorry. Fix it. Keep going.

I'm sure X will be thrilled to hear that we're going to shut our brand. Yes, we made a mistake in launching a Reindustrialize sweater that was made in Portugal, but we truly did look for 3 months for a factory in the US that would make it at 50 MOQ and couldn't find one. Our plan was to launch it and see if there was enough demand for it to justify a larger MOQ. Also, we thought that in the process of doing this, there was a good chance we'd unsurface a factory that could do it. (Which we did. It seems the only factory in the US that can do this has a website that says they're a fabric company.) Our brand was about a love for technologists and wanting to make them look better. All the nastiness of the past week destroyed that for us. Tech bros are clearly not supportive of anyone else but other tech bros in building start-ups. Instead of a positive, constructive, builder-supportive, "Hey, here's a US factory that can make your next run," we were subject to a slew of abuse. I lost my life savings doing this, which should make everyone happy. (Yes, I'm Croatian.) I need to go get a job now. We have piles of inventory: all the next planned drops of clothes we made to honor tech culture that we're now just going to give away. Doing a thread of the clothes now. DM us your size and address if you want something, but please say something kind. We don't want to contribute any more negativity to the world.

Have enjoyed becoming buddies with Tommy Mello (@RealTommyMello). The guy has built a multi-billion-dollar business selling and fixing garage doors. And now he's a billionaire because of it. Savage.

@MichaelBBenson No because I thought they were cool

@thesamparr for utility? not tryna gotcha or bee pedantic but

As I've gotten older, I've realized how much joy I get from being around beautiful things. Previously, it was all about utility. Now I love things I previously thought was dumb: ornate architecture, patina in old clothes, expensive highly crafted shoes.

@chrishume_ @HamptonFounders thank you!

Thanks for all the tags on this post about making cool company swag Made in USA 🇺🇸 That's part of the plan for Arena While production for hats is still in the works doing totes or other bags would be possible Anyway, here's a @HamptonFounders tote and hat design idea (original tote image from Filson)

@MichaelBBenson ALWAYS

@thesamparr i thought you always liked jeans

OLD

As a former Achitecture major, hobbyist photographer and current designer. Yes, to this pod! @myfirstmilpod @thesamparr youtu.be/bkkwlEK6_hQ?si…

@gaurabhmathure This comment made my day. Thank you.

Been a long time listener of MFM. Over the years, I've truly admired the (ever growing) range of interests that @thesamparr has deeply invested time in (copy-business-history-fashion-denim-design-taste-...). The true value of the MFM pod isn't the fact that it talks about money. In fact both @ShaanVP and Sam don't really talk much about money, but talk about everything around it, that makes people live successful. As I think about that, it makes me question "where do I want to increase my range next"? Something for me ponder on.. BTW: Sam ..This is an amazing episode. youtu.be/bkkwlEK6_hQ?si…

.@thesamparr exceptional storytelling in this episode about taste. I really enjoy this.

@WilliamEBurns @bluedeltajeans jean merch!?

@thesamparr @bluedeltajeans for jeans and jackets

A niche but cool biz: USA made cool swag. I’m trying to buy stuff for Hampton. Want chore jacket, denim, sweater, bag…anything like that. Our logo with a cool background story. Hard to find.

@philsoutside they do on demand company merch?

@thesamparr kieljamespatrick.com

@JesseDavidGreen Wow, this is an amazing find.

@thesamparr softgoodsmfg.com

@howardcjohn @rjgilbert @useslingshot how!?

@rjgilbert @thesamparr @useslingshot Haha my DMs are always open