Sam Parr

San Francisco, California

Apartment List : 2013 - May 2014 : One of the creators of Roommates, the app.

BunkSF : July 2012 - May 2013 : Co-Founder.

  • Acquired by Apartment List
  • Bunk hosted mixers for apartment seekers with similiar budgets and helped them form groups and move into their own place. We charged each user $300 after they signed a lease.
  • Inspiration for Roommates, the app.
  • Wall Street Journal: Bunk gets a little love in the WSJ.

Southern Sam's Hot Dog Stand : December 2011 - August 2012 : Owner.

  • Slogan: Wieners as big as a baby's arm
  • Customers got discounts when they sent in photos of their baby's arm in a bun with mustard on their arm. No, I am not joking. Yes, many peoplem did it.
  • Marketing: Hired a few of my beautiful girl friends as Southern Sam's Bikini Weenie Girls. Spoiler alert... beautiful women sell more hot dogs.
  • I'm constantly asked how I started a brick and motar business in college, so I create a step-by-step guide on how I did it: Southern Sam's Hot Dog Startup
  • Some photos from the Southern Sam's era

Moonshine Online : 2011 - Present : Owner.

  • Moonshine Online is an online liquor store specializing in white whiskey, aka moonshine..
  • Learned how to bootstrap an online business
  • First company that paid the bills.
  • Work
    • Hustle Con
  • Education
    • St. Louis University High School
    • Belmont University
    • University of Sydney