Noah Kagan Presents

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. Plus, he’s a best-selling author of many books, and his latest one is out now! Check out Excellent Advice for Living for bits of advice Kevin wished he knew earlier in his life, and tweet-sized bits of wisdom. You can order it on Amazon right now! If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what EVERYONE’S life purpose is, you’ll love this episode.  In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: 1. Why you DON’T want to be great (greatness is overrated) 2. What actually stops people from succeeding (spoiler alert: it’s NOT money) 3. The “immediacy filter” that defines his schedule  Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more e

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  - Paul Orfalea: Founder of Kinkos… which sold for over $2.6 BILLION dollars!! - And Bob Metcalfe: Who invented the ethernet cable… which was the original internet.   ALL of these guys have two things in common: They’re AT LEAST 70-years-old and they’re all multi-millionaires… or billionaires!   Who better to get advice from in your 20s!? If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what 70 year-olds would tell their 20-year-old selves, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - What Bing Gordon DIDN’T do in his 20s that would have made his life a whole lot easier - The advice Paul Orfalea

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 $120 BILLION dollar company!!! And he also invented the Viterbi algorithm.  If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to invent an algorithm and make your own luck, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - How money changed Andrew’s life coming from nothing to being a billionaire - If Andrew regrets working as hard as he did to get major success - And the #1 thing he thinks startups NEED to be successful   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. If you want to launch your own business but don’t know where to start, I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $

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!!! And today, Steve’s here to talk about how he made that happen, and why he wrote a book about it… Check out Steve’s new book at: The Family First Entrepreneur If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to make BIG money without sacrificing family time, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - The three words I told Steve that helped him make a million bucks… but almost cost him his marriage (oops… sorry Steve) - Steve’s plan to make his kid’s college applications BETTER than the competition - Why ego is the BEST friend everyone should have   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more

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 wine, and willpower 2. What kind of phone Peter uses 3. Zombification of all thoughts   Enjoy those 3 things plus a bunch more along the way.   P.S. Need help turning a business idea into reality? I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10 (kinda limited time). Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K. ✉️ Signup for my weekly newsletter (I reply to emails): https://okdork.com/email-newsletter/ 

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’all know I’m a BIG fan of building a business in a weekend!!) Then he listed it on AppSumo to get customers and make $130k. Dang. Good work Suumit!! You can actually shop Dukaan on AppSumo RIGHT NOW. It’s just $69, there’s no subscription fees, and you can set up a store right from your phone. Go to www.AppSumo.com/Products/Dukaan If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what the Silicon Valley of India is like, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - What people DON’T know about India’s entrepreneurship scene - Suumit’s biggest life lesson for people to succeed and stand out like he

Last week I did a LIVE podcast episode for the first time with some friends:   - Neville Medhora of Copywriting Course - Sam Parr of The Hustle and My First Million Podcast - Nick Gray, author of the The 2-Hour Cocktail Party and founder of Museum Hack - Justin Mares of Kettle & Fire, Surely Non-Alcoholic Wine, and Perfect Keto   It was great, y’all.    Thanks to SXSW and the AppSumo team for organizing it, and the audience for coming out.   We talked all about how to succeed as a content creator 2023, there was an audience Q&A, and it was a ton of fun.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn exactly how content creators get successful, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: 1. What content channels we’re MOST excited about right now 2. The tools we NEED to make the best content 3. And the EXACT formulas we use to grow our audience today   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.   Check out some of the tools I mention in the episode:   - Castm

In today’s episode, I talk to 19-year-old business student and entrepreneur, Leif Rasmussen!   I met Leif and his dad randomly, and it worked out perfectly because y’all ask me all the time what advice I have for young entrepreneurs. But, I haven’t been a teenager in a long time!   Luckily, Leif is a 19-year-old business student here in Austin, and he also runs a knife-sharpening business on the side that makes about $20k/year!   Check out Leif’s knife-sharpening business at SharpNAustin.com. So in today’s episode, Leif asks me questions about how to succeed as a young entrepreneur and I ask him about his business goals—and we get into some deep life conversations along the way.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn what it’s like to be a young entrepreneur, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: How to put yourself in a position of hypergrowth, no matter what age you are Why you need to surround yourself with people who DISAGREE with you And how to experiment with th

In today’s episode, I talk to Grammy-nominated musician, Ben Kweller.   Ben started in the music industry when he was 12 years old! He was part of the popular band Radish—which was signed to major record label, Mercury Records.    But when Ben was 19, Radish disbanded. So Ben moved to New York and went solo.   30 years later, he’s still releasing new music, runs a production studio, and mentors musicians to help them navigate the behind-the-scenes side of the music industry.   Check out Ben Kweller’s music wherever you listen, and get more from him on his website BenKweller.com.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what it’s like to be a young rockstar, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: 1. Why Ben never had a backup plan out of the music industry 2. How “jam-nesia” is the KEY to having a long-term music career  3. And what ACTUALLY makes you money as a musician (spoiler alert: it’s not your songs)   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way

In today’s episode, I talk to Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup. Nick sold his first storage business, Storage Squad, for 7 figures!! Now, he owns and operates Bolt Storage which has 42 different self storage facilities taking up over 1.9 million square feet that he rents out and makes bank from. Check out Nick Huber on Twitter @SweatyStartup and his website SweatyStartup.com. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about the business opportunities in storage units, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:   - Why good businesses (and relationships) don’t need innovation - A look into the business of self storage and how you can get into it yourself - And Nick’s exact playbook for how to replicate his success   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. Also, if you want to launch your own business but don’t know where to start, I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10. It’s helped thousands of people start their business journey and I know it will h

In today’s episode, I talk to self-improvement entrepreneur Dan Koe.   Dan is a former web designer turned content creator who runs the Modern Mastery HQ business community that helps creators and influencers monetize their following by harnessing digital economics.   This year, he’s projected to make $2.5 million dollars and runs his business almost entirely by himself—with just a little help from his video editor roommate and one other contractor.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn about monetizing a personal brand and running a business by yourself, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - How Dan scaled his earnings from $10k/year to $2.5M/year - Why you don’t have to have the biggest following to bring in BIG money - Plus the exact 4 hour workday schedule Dan lives by   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. Also, if you want to launch your own business but don’t know where to start, I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10. It’s helped

Round 17 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: 1. How to navigate life if you are recently laid off 2. How to prioritize your marketing activities without spreading yourself too thin 3. Side hustle ideas for a 9-year old  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 reality? I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10 (kinda limited time). Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K. ✉️ Signup for my weekly newsletter (I reply to emails): https://okdork.com/email-newsletter/   

Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 business newsletter on Substack, which is simply called lennysnewsletter.com. Lenny has a REALLY interesting career path. He started off as an engineer, then decided to start his own business, which got acquired by Airbnb, where he stayed and worked for over 7 years until he quit to be his own boss again! When Lenny left Airbnb to tinker with the different startup ideas, he was writing on the side to share his learnings. But then his writing started to gain a lot of traction online… and it became his MAIN hustle! On an Indie Hackers post, he said the newsletter is making around $500k ARR, so I had to invite him over to hear about how he runs his one-person business. P.S. Need help turning a business idea into reality? I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10 (kinda limited time). Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K.

In today’s episode, I talk to Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze.   Uri hated getting stuck in traffic, so he helped start a company called Waze to fix his problem. Google bought Waze in 2013 for over $1.1 billion dollars! But that wasn’t it for Uri — he invested in Moovit, another real-time transit app, which sold to Intel for another $1 billion dollars!   Check out Uri’s book, Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, to learn how to identify your consumers’ biggest problems and disrupt the markets that currently serve them.   P.S. Need help turning a business idea into reality? I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10 (kinda limited time). Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K.

In today’s episode, I welcome Sam Parr back to the podcast! Sam created the popular newsletter The Hustle, which emails over 1 million people per day. Four years after he built it, he sold it to HubSpot for multi-millions of dollars. Now, he’s the co-host of one of the top business podcasts, My First Million, where he and his co-host Shaan Puri talk all things business ideas and market trends, and interview other entrepreneurs to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on their projects. Search for My First Million wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out Sam Parr on Twitter, at @TheSamParr. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to build cool things with cool people, you’ll love this episode! PLUS! My exact course, Monthly1K, which Sam used to help launch and grow The Hustle is now 90% OFF. Get the exact info, tactics, and strategies I shared with Sam and other entrepreneurs to start your own business this year. Stop waiting and wishing and finally get started! We cut the price down to $10 to make sure that

Brett Williams earns $80k/month in pure PROFIT thanks to his subscription design agency, Designjoy. But, there’s something unique about his business… He has no employees!  While most design businesses focus on outsourcing work to freelancers or junior members of the team, Brett focuses on creating high-quality designs. And the best way to ensure that is to just do it himself! His design work is SO popular, he’s even had to turn off orders in the past to prevent more client sign-ups. And he doubled his prices to reduce interest—which ended up backfiring and actually brought more clients in. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about launching a successful design agency, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: How to make tons of money WITHOUT reinventing the wheel Why Brett has actually AVOIDED hiring freelancers And how raising your prices can bring you MORE clients instead of less Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. Noah Kagan Presents is sponsore

Justin Welsh runs a one-person business that does $1.7 million dollars a year, spends ZERO money on ads, and operates at a 94% margin!  That's right. He keeps most of the money. Unlike a lot of the solopreneurs that hire freelancers and virtual assistants, Justin does everything himself and still has time to go on vacations frequently. In this episode, we talk about how to scale a one-person business using software and systems. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/282 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

Round 16 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: What’s AppSumo growth tactics for 2023? How to monetize your YouTube channel as an artist? How to get more clients as a personal trainer? And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah

Chandler Bolt is the CEO of Self-Publishing School & SelfPublishing.com. He dropped out of college during his Sophomore year because he had the itch to run his own business. By the time his friends were graduating college, his business, Self-Publishing School, was already making a million dollars in annual revenue. Despite making a lot of money at a young age, Chandler is NOT an overnight success. Self-Publishing School was probably his 3rd or 4th business. He has put in many reps and tried a bunch of things in entrepreneurship before dropping out of college. In this episode, we talk about dropping out of college and making your first million dollars. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/280 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

Larry Janesky came from humble beginnings. No one in his family went to college, and he didn’t have the money to go to college, either. So he started his own carpentry business straight out of high school and expanded that business into a multimillion dollar home improvement empire. Today, his company Contractor Nation fixes people’s homes—but there’s a lot more to it than that. Larry has created an intricate business model and started a product dealer network to have as much control over the supply chain as possible. Plus, Larry also has a digital marketing agency, over 32 patented products, 1600+ employees, and runs an entrepreneurship school for anyone who wants to learn how to do what he did. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to start a multimillion dollar business WITHOUT going to college, you’ll love this episode. Check out Larry Janesky at: www.TheSOE.com www.ThinkDaily.com Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/279 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah