Noah Kagan Presents

📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join   In today's episode, we talk to David Lee, the CEO and Chairman of Hing Wa Lee Jewelers, and he's also known for having one of the biggest Ferrari collections in the world.   David was born in Hong Kong and moved to the US in the 70's. His family's history and immigration story is like something out of the movies...

In this episode, I talk with Jason Fried, the Founder & CEO of 37signals (known for Basecamp & Hey!). This episode is a special revisit to one of our earliest shows, a personal favorite that we believe you'll find just as captivating the second time around. In today's context of remote work and the ongoing discussion about how AI affects jobs, our conversation is very relevant. Jason wrote the def...

In today's episode, I talk to professional cyclist, Ryan Gibbons.   Ryan is a 29-year-old National Champion cyclist from South Africa, competing right now with the UAE Emirates Team.    His pro career started when he was 21, but he didn't even know you could get paid for riding a bike at the time!! He took his chance to go pro because it paid basically the same as a good corporate job in South Afr...

📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join   Welcome to Part 2 of Mark Jenney's story! In Part 1, Mark talked about growing up homeless, dropping out of highschool, how he started 30 plus companies and sold over a BILLION dollars worth of products online.   Now, we're diving into Mark's life TODAY — creating luxury Airbnb properties and how he keeps these...

In today's episode, I talk to best-selling author and YouTuber, Tiago Forte. After years of struggling with a chronic illness that no specialists could find a cure for, Tiago created his own process to research, collect, and organize information so he could figure out how to live a healthier and pain-free life. That experience led him to write his first best-selling book Building a Second Brain, w...

Brian Balfour was the Head of Growth at HubSpot, started multiple VC-backed companies, and has grown brands to MILLIONS of daily active users. Today, he's the founder of Reforge — a REALLY cool tool that gives you access to things like onboarding docs, presentation decks, brand positioning, org charts, roadmaps, etc. from top-performing business leaders like:   - Andrew Chen of Andreessen Horowitz...

Mark Jenney grew up homeless, dropped out of highschool, created his first business when he was 13, and started 30 more companies after that!   This guy has sold over a BILLION dollars worth of products online, and has sold basically anything and EVERYTHING!!   After exiting from five businesses he built to over 8-figures, Mark now spends his time creating one-of-a-kind luxury Airbnbs.   Check out...

In today's episode, I'm sharing all the BIG JUICY details about how we go viral on YouTube!!   Two years ago I had the goal of reaching 250k YouTube subscribers… today, I now have over 800k subs. This kind of growth didn't happen overnight. It took a lot of trial and error and posting lots of different types of content to find what worked.   How did we figure out our exact process? Hit play to fin...

In today's episode, I talk to John Paul Dejoria of Paul Mitchell haircare and Patron Tequila. John Paul is a BILLIONAIRE. Both of his companies are billion-dollar empires, but this dude didn't just have everything handed to him. He grew up on the streets of LA, started his hair care company out of his car, lived off $2 dollars per day, and HUSTLED to make his dreams happen. And now, he gives a ton...

Round 20 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about:   - How to price a subscription. - Sourcing outside help with financing your business - The billion-dollar question about billion-dollar businesses And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah   P.S. Need help turning a business idea into rea...

In today's episode, I'm giving y'all an update on what's going on at AppSumo! This is a new series we're trying out called This Week at AppSumo (aka, TWAS).   I think most of you out there know that I'm the founder and CEO of AppSumo (the BEST site for software deals online!) and since I started it 13 years ago, it's grown to a 8-figure/year company. But the truth is — I'm still learning new thing...

  Manny is a SUPER successful real estate entrepreneur with a net worth of over $200 million dollars — but he didn't come from a wealthy family and he wasn't born with the "right" connections… In fact, life wasn't always easy for Manny and his family.   They immigrated to the US when Manny was young, fleeing a war-torn environment, and Manny actually knew NOTHING about America when he arrived. He...

In today's episode, I talk to serial entrepreneur and commodities trader Rafa Martinez.   Rafa is on his way to billionaire status — he got massive success by trading natural commodities on the stock market and starting businesses.   But life hasn't always been easy for Rafa.   When Rafa was 12, he immigrated to the US from El Salvador with his family — escaping crime and violence from the civil w...

In today's episode, I'm giving y'all an update on what's going on at AppSumo! This is a new series we're trying out called This Week at AppSumo (aka, TWAS). I think most of you out there know that I'm the founder and CEO of AppSumo (the BEST site for software deals online!) and since I started it 13 years ago, it's grown to a 8-figure/year company. But the truth is — I'm still learning new things...

What's up, you beautiful bastards. It's your boy Jam Out aka Rabbi Can't Lose aka Noah Kagan. This episode is part of the Ask Noah Series. I was #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com, and I've helped build a bunch of companies that have done pretty well. Today, I run AppSumo.com. It is the #1 website for software deals. We promote INSANE software at great prices for solopreneurs.  If you are growing or...

In today's episode, I was inspired by the awesome dudes over at the Tropical MBA Podcast to share some more PERSONAL things going on in my life. We're talking about what it feels like to be a founder. I think a lot of times people look at my Twitter ( @NoahKagan ) or YouTube channel , or even AppSumo's website , and think that everything's going AMAZING. But the truth is… There have been some chal...

In today's episode, I talk to Anand Sanwal of the market research company, CB Insights.   Anand bootstrapped CB Insights for 6 years… And now it's worth over $100 million dollars!!!   He's a really impressive guy and knows a thing or two about growing a company.   This episode also goes into the current state of the startup market, the importance of defining the right priorities for your business,...

In today's episode, I revisit one of our most popular episodes EVER. I talk to Ali Abdaal - a UK-based Youtuber who grew  his channel to over 4.2 million subscribers in 5 years WHILE being a full-time doctor. We recorded an interview back in June 2021 where I detailed exactly how he was able to pull this off, so make sure to check it out if you're interested in growing your audience while working...

What's up, you beautiful bastards. It's your boy Paella Lover aka Rabbi Can't Lose aka Noah Kagan.   This episode is part of the Ask Noah Series. I was #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com, and I've helped build a bunch of companies that have done pretty well.   Today, I run AppSumo.com. It is the #1 website for software deals. We promote INSANE software at great prices for solopreneurs.   If you are g...

In today's episode, I talk to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine. Kevin is a writer, photographer, and philanthropist best known for his role as the executive editor of Wired, one of the top technology magazines in the world!   He travels all over the world giving talks on things like the clock he built that will tick for 10,000 years, and why he's cataloging every living species on earth....

In today's episode, we're trying something different!   Usually, y'all know I have one guest and I ask them a whole bunch of questions.    BUT today, I have THREE guests. And I asked each of them to give me the advice they wish they could tell their 20-year-old self.   In today's episode, you'll hear from:   - Bing Gordon: Former chief creative officer of the video game company Electronic Arts  -...

In today's episode, I talk to Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of Qualcomm and creator of the Viterbi algorithm. When Andrew was just 4 years old, he came to the US as a refugee from Italy. By 10 years old, he already had a passion for math and technology and wanted to study at MIT university (spoiler alert… he did!). Now, Andrew is in his 80s!!!! And he's known for being the co-founder of Qualcomm — a...

Today's guest needs no introduction — it's Steve Chou!! The husband behind My Wife Quit Her Job , entrepreneur extraordinaire, and now third-timer on this podcast (I think he gets first place for most appearances on the pod… Thanks Steve!) Not only is Steve a million-dollar entrepreneur and popular content creator, but he's also a dad to two teenage kids — and spoiler alert… they still like him!!!...

In today's episode, I talk about my dinner with Peter Thiel.   He is the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, a billionaire investor, and the author of the bestselling book Zero to One .   In late 2021, my best friend Nevile and I had an opportunity to grab dinner with him and it was a WILD experience.    Here's a few GIGANTIC nuggets you are gonna learn in this episode: 1. Waking up early, drinking...

In today's episode, I talk to Suumit Shah of Dukaan.   Suumit is a software engineer from Bangalore, India—AKA the Silicon Valley of India!! When the pandemic started and people everywhere were looking for ways to sell online, Suumit noticed a BIG problem. There were tons of websites to help people start online stores but NONE of them were smartphone friendly. So he created Dukaan in 48-hours. (Y'...