Noah Kagan Presents

Books are literally the most affordable investment you can make in yourself. Having read over 1,000 books in my lifetime, I'm excited to share the 7 books that have had the biggest impact on my life and business. I'll also be sharing actionable takeaways so you can implement them today. If you've ever wanted to learn which books have most contributed to AppSumo becoming a 9-figure business and hav...

Rob Hagelberg is the General Manager of The Four Seasons in Austin, TX. Having worked for the luxury hotel & resort company for the last two decades, he's learned what separates the good from the truly exceptional. "The Four Season Approach" can be applied to any business — from the service/product you provide to the employees you hire — and in this episode, we dive into the frameworks they've dev...

In the summer of 2020, Michael Garrett & Ryan Duey were forced to shut down their businesses due to COVID. Just 12 months later, their new business, TheColdPlunge.com , has done $3.5M in sales and they've partnered with A-listers like Tony Hawk, Rich Roll, and Aubrey Marcus. If you've ever wanted to learn how to start a thriving business when your backs against the wall and connect with A-listers...

In today's episode, I talk about my experience spending over $15,000 on therapy in the last 10 years. I share everything I've learned in the process, and answer all the questions you might have about it. If you've ever considered therapy or want to know how to get the most out of it, you'll love this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/215 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https...

In today's episode, I'm highlighting one of my all-time interviews with New York Times' bestselling author and founder of StoryBrand, Donald Miller. This shortened version of our full interview dives into Donald's formula for living a life of meaning. His advice is timeless and something I re-visit regularly. If you've ever wanted to learn the tenets of living a happy, fulfilled life, you'll love...

Daymond John is the CEO and founder of the $6 billion global brand FUBU and star of ABC's Shark Tank. His consulting agency, The Shark Group, has worked with more than 100 startups and his books, The Power of Broke and Rise and Grind , were New York Times best sellers. Now, Daymond's releasing a self-narrated Audible Original titled Founding FUBU where he shares his journey as a kid from Queens wh...

Alexandra Fasulo is a copywriter, freelancer, and Fiverr millionaire. She first gained international attention in 2018 for her feature on CNBC "How to Make 6-Figures on Fiverr." Since then, she's been featured on MSN, AOL, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance. But before Alex started making bank off Fiverr, she was in NYC working a PR job she hated. Just 4-weeks into the job, she quit with no plan...

By the age of 29 I made my first million dollars, but the journey to get there was far from sexy. I went from working in a cubicle at Intel, to working (and getting fired) by Facebook, to sleeping on couches for almost a year. It took lots of trial and error, but I finally landed on AppSumo.com, which got me to the $1 million mark and is now an eight figure company (and growing). In this episode,...

Nir Eyal is the author of two New York Times Best Sellers — Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Previously, he taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Design School, sold two technology companies since 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as, "The Prophet of Habi...

In this episode, I share the best marketing strategies that you should be using to grow your business in 2021 (as well as the ones that are completely overhyped). Some of these strategies are based on my experience at Facebook, Mint.com, and AppSumo.com — helping them reach millions of people a month. Others are lessons learned from tripling my Youtube subscriber count over the last few months. ht...

Raoul Pal is a former hedge fund manager turned entrepreneur. At the age of 36, he retired to the coast of Spain and started an independent financial research firm called Global Macro Investor. In 2014, he co-founded Real Vision where he breaks down the complex world of finance, business and the global economy. As you'll hear in this episode, Raoul is a futurist who likes to think in 10 year incre...

Moses Kagan is co-founder of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles-based real estate private equity firm that has overseen the acquisition and rehabilitation of nearly 100 properties. Moses finds beaten-down buildings in LA and buys, renovates, and holds them as long term investments — an atypical strategy compared to most real estate private equity firms. Niching down has given him a competitive advanta...

Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, investor & co-host of the top 10 business podcast, My First Million. After trying to build the "Chipotle for Sushi" in his early 20's, Shaan found his way to Silicon Valley and where he became CEO of Bebo. After selling the company to Twitch, he's now a senior director of product. Shaan has figured out the formula to hack people's attention better than just about any...

Samir Chaudry is a Youtuber and second half of the duo, Colin & Samir — a channel that provides in-depth analysis on the latest news in the creator economy and features interviews with creators like MKDHB & Mr. Beast It's taken Colin & Samir 10 years to find 'Content-Market Fit' but as of this year, they've finally hit their stride and have parlayed their success into launching a creator economy-f...

Ayman Al-Abdullah is a former AppSumo customer (Sumo-Ling), product manager at Microsoft, and has been AppSumo's CEO for the last 6+ years. Having grown the business from $4M to $85M in revenue, he recommended that we find a new CEO as we enter our next phase of growth. If you've ever wanted to learn how to grow an 8-figure business and why a different type of CEO is required to take us to 9+ figu...

Joma Tech is a YouTuber who makes tech entertainment videos about life in Silicon Valley. He's built an audience of 1 million subscribers while working full-time as a data scientist and software programmer for major tech companies. His videos are a unique blend of entertaining and educational, but as you'll hear in the interview, he still faces imposter syndrome just like the rest of us. However,...

Andy Beal is a former corporate lawyer-turned crypto consultant who covers trends in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry via his newsletter 30,000 Feet . If you've ever wanted to learn how a crypto expert thinks about balancing their portfolio, you'll love this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/201 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&cod...

Jake Tran is a 22-year-old YouTuber who makes entrepreneurial video essays on subjects like "How The Ultra Wealthy Evade Taxes" and "The Economics of the Mafia". He currently has 500k subscribers, but Jake spent his early years on YouTube seeing little traction. It wasn't until he pivoted his content towards long-form video essays that his channel started to see meaningful growth. If you've ever w...

If you've been on YouTube in the last 12 months, you've likely seen or heard of Eric "Airrack" Decker who went from zero to 1 million subscribers in under one year. Along the way, he's pulled off stunts like sneaking his way into the Super Bowl and stranding himself on an island until he reached 1 million subs. But just one year ago, he was a college dropout who built a 6-figure wedding videograph...

Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Pomp Podcast — one of the most popular podcasts in business and investing. He's built and sold numerous companies, ran Product & Growth teams at Facebook, and manages a portfolio valued at more than $500 million in early-stage tech companies. But most notably, he's wildly bullish on Bitcoin and crypto. If you've ever wanted to learn h...

Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate, a VC firm that has invested in companies like Lyft, Twitch, and Twitter. He's also the host of Starting Greatness, a podcast where shares startup lessons from super performers like Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman. If you've ever wanted to learn how to scale your business to seven figures and beyond, you're goi...

Richard Cooper is an entrepreneur, father, self-care advocate, and host of Entrepreneurs in Cars.  His YouTube channel helps men understand the truth about money, self-care, and intersexual dynamics. Since launching in 2014, the channel has  13+ million views and 100,000+ subscribers. Make sure to tune in if you want to learn how to structure your career, finances, and friends for long-term succes...

Bilal Zaidi is the Podcast Host & Founder of Creator Lab where he's interviewed the likes of Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerMedia) and Scott Harrison (Charity Water) and other 1%'ers at the top of their game. His goal — to help people create change and learn how to turn their ideas into action. This episode is my interview with Bilal on Creator Lab, so tune in If you've ever wanted to learn about how to f...

Jeff Rose is a former veteran turned financial planner/blogger. Now, he's focusing on his YouTube channel where he teaches actionable wealth building, investing, and online marketing strategies you can use to grow your online brand and boost your side hustle income. If you want to learn how to build wealth both financially and personally, you'll love this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/194 Us...

Jesse Schwarz purchased an NFT of Lebron James for $208,000 - the most ever spent on the platform 'NBA Top Shot'. Since the purchase, the NFT has 5x'ed in value and Jesse's making waves having been featured on ESPN, Bleacher Report, USA Today, and more. In this episode, we'll dive into how Jesse saw the opportunity to buy the Lebron clip and spotlight other undervalued NFT's to look out for in the...