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What is Hampton?

Hampton is a private community for founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs. We carefully interview and vet each applicant and offer invitations to fewer than 10% of applicants. Above all else, Hampton is a founder peer network that fosters professional growth and development, learning and education, collective problem solving, and personal connections.

What are the requirements for Hampton membership?

Hampton is currently only accepting applications for founders, CEOs, and owners of business. Your business must be generating >$1M in revenue, OR you must have raised >$3M in venture capital, OR you must have had a previously successful exit (>$5M). Those are our bare minimum requirements. We also evaluate your past experience, your current company, traction, growth rates, and industry. We favor founders of high-growth and tech-enabled companies.

How do I apply & what is the vetting process?

Anyone can feel free to apply through this application. If you’ve been referred by a current Hampton member, please remember to list their name as your application will move to the front of the line.
If you meet the minimum criteria for Hampton membership, you’ll be asked to schedule a 30-45 minute interview with someone from our membership team. They’ll conduct the interview and share the information with the rest of our team. We will let you know about your application status within 3-5 business days.

Is it true that Hampton is limiting its membership?

Hampton’s number one priority is maintaining the integrity of the community and the expertise of its members. For that reason, we will pause acceptances and limit membership from time to time to ensure the quality of our community. As of February 1st, we’ve decided to invite 50 new core groups inside Hampton and then close our doors indefinitely. If you’d like to be considered for membership, please apply before that time.

What is included in Hampton membership?

“The Hampton 5” are the five core pillars through which we view our member benefits:

Core Group: Hampton core groups consist of 8 founders and an executive facilitator who meet 9-10 times per year for ~2.5 hours each time. Core groups are a structured way to develop real relationships with founders in similar situations in order to connect, share, and get invaluable business feedback and advice.
Digital Community: We pride ourselves on having the most active and engaged founder-based community in the world. We also have sub-groups, a weekly newsletter, member directory and interactive map, and a unique community concierge available to help you connect and maximize your Hampton experience.
In-person Community: Hampton members love being together. That’s why we have our famous “monthly member dinners”, which are planned, organized, and paid for by Hampton. We’re planning annual retreats, available to all core group members, that aim to bring both personal and professional development to a unique, modern, and luxurious setting. Lastly, we have Hampton “Adventures”, spontaneous group activities such as skiing in Tahoe or fishing in Austin.
Education: Our speaker series aims to bring in other founders and successful CEOs so you can continue learning from the best there is. We host workshops, speaker events, discussions, and more.
Exclusive Perks: There are a number of perks available only to Hampton members. SaaS deals, credits, and a preferred vendor database are all at your fingertips. Not to mention Hampton swag!

Who will be in my core group?

If you are invited to join Hampton and accept our invitation, our membership and curation team will begin the process of forming your core group. We evaluate you first on your company’s industry, and second by your traction (revenue, growth rates), and then seek to group you with seven founders who are similar enough to make your experience highly relevant, but different enough so you can learn and be challenged by them. It often takes 2-4 weeks to place you in a core group.

Tell me more about the core group meetings?

Core group meetings are on zoom and are typically 2.5 hours each. There are roughly 10 meetings per year; groups “take off” the months of August and December. Each meeting is planned, organized and streamlined by an executive facilitator skilled in coaching and connecting. The core group meetings are structured enough so that you always know what’s on the agenda and what is expected of one another, but with enough flexibility to allow for the highest-value conversation to emerge. The core group is our secret sauce, so we’d be happy to share more with you when you interview with our membership team.

What are Hampton’s core values?

We’re glad you asked! We have five core values, and we take all of them seriously.

Every Member Belongs
Brave Conversations
Total Confidentiality
Give More Than You Take
Commitment

You can read more about them here.

Who is in the community?

Obviously we can’t divulge everyone in our community, but, we can tell you a bit about Hampton members in general. Hampton founders today are concentrated in North America, certainly in tier 1 cities but also in tier 2 and 3 cities as well. Companies are high-growth, tend to be tech-enabled or tech-first, and on average are doing $23M in revenue. We have founders that have bootstrapped and founders that have gone through IPO. It really does vary. Industries include: 25% SaaS, 13% agency, 12% DTC, 9% marketplace, 7% services, 5% media, 5% fintech, 23% other.

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