My First Million

I spent 24hrs with a blue collar millionaire

July 21, 2026·23 min·3-min readconversationalbusiness
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Sam Parr spends a day with Mark O'Brien, a New York City brownstone restorer, to evaluate the business economics and lifestyle of flipping historic homes. Despite impressive projects and deep personal pride in the craft, Sam scores the business low due to high risk, regulatory hurdles, an

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Guest

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Mark O'Brien

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People

Mark O'BrienSam Parr

Companies

HamptonHubSpot

Products & Tools

Broken Shed New Zealand Vodka

Topics

Business ModelsEntrepreneurshipFintechReal Estate InvestingSmall BusinessStartups

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