Noah Kagan Presents
Episodes
Navigating Layoffs, Marketing Tips, & Side Hustle Ideas | Q&A 17
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 of...
How Lenny Rachitsky Makes $500K/Year Living a Happy Chill Life
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 business newsletter on Substack, which is simply called lennysnewsletter.com. Lenny has a REALLY interesting career path. ...
2x Billion Dollar Entrepreneur Uri Levine (Waze & Moovit)
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
How to Bootstrap a Business to $550K with Only Volunteers (w/ Sam Parr)
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Running an $80K/Month Design Agency with No Employees (Brett Williams of Designjoy)
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brett Williams earns $80k/month in pure PROFIT thanks to his subscription design agency, Designjoy. But, there's something unique about his business…...
How Justin Welsh Makes $1.7M/Year with 0 Employees
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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....
AppSumo's Growth Tactics for 2023 | Q&A 16
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 mon...
He Built a Million Dollar Business by the Age of 21 (w/ Chandler Bolt)
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
How to Be a Blue Collar Millionaire (w/ Larry Janesky)
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Building a 1.6 Billion Dollar Business - Auction.com
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert D. Friedman is most well-known for being the co-founder of Auction.com, one of the largest real estate auction firms in the United States. Rob ...
Talking Life With Pat Flynn
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the 2008 market crash, Pat Flynn was laid off from his job as an architect. He had just graduated college, was about to get married, and it was his...
Chatting with UGG Boots Founder (Brian Smith)
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Smith started the global footwear brand UGG with just $500. At the age of 29, Brian quit his profession in accounting, and went to California to...
From Prisoner to Multi-Millionaire with Garrain Jones
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If there's one thing Garrain Jones knows, it's how to transform your life for the better. This guy has an epic story. Tough childhood events put his l...
Marketing During a Recession, Workcations & Decision Making
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 15 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to quickly build "a network" while living abro...
How to Start a Billion Dollar "Boring" Business (w/ Paul Orfalea)
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Orfalea is the legendary founder Kinko's. If you guys haven't heard of Kinko's before, it was a leading retail chain for people to use copying ma...
Making 7-Figures Selling Townhouses (w/ Matthew Lesser)
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Manhattan, Matthew Lesser did not want to have a job that made him sit behind a desk all day. He wanted flexibility and that's wh...
Answering Your Questions #14
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 14 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to expand a 7-figure software development busi...
3 Principles of Marketing
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we talk about marketing and advice for people in their twenties. This episode is a segment from my interview with the My First Mil...
How Ryan Serhant Built A $1.4 Billion/Year Real Estate Empire
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Serhant is a fellow YouTuber and one of the top real estate brokers in the world. He initially went to New York became he wanted to get into thea...
Answering Your Questions #13
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 13 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: Is Europe underrated or overrated? How to acquire ...
Answering Your Questions #12
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 12 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How I prioritize what to work on as the CEO ...
How to Get Bill Gates and Hilary Clinton to Use Your Product (w/ Nadav Keyson)
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nadav Keyson of CEO and Co-founder of Riverside.fm, a fast-growing software that you can do your podcast and audio recording. People that have used th...
Answering Your Questions #11
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 11 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to grow your service business after getting yo...
Behind the Scene of Jewish Entrepreneurship (w/ Michael Eisenberg)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Eisenberg, co-founder and general partner at Aleph, an early-stage venture capital fund. Michael was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. D...
Answering Your Questions #10
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 10 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How I compensated my initial hires at AppSumo How ...
Answering Your Questions #9
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 9 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: The most powerful tool for self-improvement Don't l...
Making $3 Million/Year with Pro Poker Player Jared Bleznick
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Bleznick is a pro poker player who dropped out of college to play online in 2007. He started with $1000, and ended up making $100,000 in his fir...
Answering Your Questions #8
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 8 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: Updates on my quest to find a wife How I would run ...
Talking God, Country, Cycling and Remote work with Tropical MBA
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan and Ian of Tropical MBA started working together 15 years ago making parts for cat furniture and valet stands. Through that business, they learned...
The Art of Being (w/ Joe Hudson)
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Hudson is a host on one of my favorite podcasts - Art of Accomplishment (my 2nd fav after this show!). When I was chatting with Joe in this episod...
Ultimate Guide to Recession Proof Business (Re-Release)
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally published in 2020. You can find the show notes of the episode here. Whether a recession is actually coming or not, the big...
Recession Money Moves with Ramit Sethi
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Popular finance advisor and entrepreneur Ramit Sethi is all about helping people live their rich lives. After graduating from Stanford University, Ram...
Answering Your Questions #7
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 7 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to be more pleasantly persistent? How to get so...
From Corporate Lawyer to Relationship Coach (w/ Stephanie Rigg)
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Rigg is a former corporate lawyer down in Australia, but after some soul searching (and Google searching) she became a relationship coach to...
Talking Recession tactics, Living Rich and Finances with The Financial Samurai
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Dogen (AKA, the Financial Samurai) founded America's #1 personal finance blog and podcast, helping people make and save more money while living th...
The 2-Hour Cocktail Party - Nick Gray
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Gray is the founder of Museum Hack. A company that hosts creative tours around museums all over the world. He grew Museum Hack into a multi-milli...
Answering Your Questions #6
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 4 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to strategically work for interesting companies...
How Billion Dollar Tech Companies Operate (w/ Gokul Rajaram)
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gokul Rajaram has worked as an executive at some of the biggest tech companies: Google, Facebook, Square, etc. He is currently the Caviar Lead at Door...
My (new) favorite musician
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Randomly stumbled upon David Wolve's music on Spotify, and I f*cking love it! Turns out he makes all the music himself and works at the airport. My fa...
From English Major to Co-founder of Electronic Arts (w/ Bing Gordon)
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bing Gordon was the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, the popular video game company. In his twenties, Bing did a lot of ...
How to Listen to Your Inner Voice (w/ Joseph Kelly)
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Kelly is the Co-founder and CEO of Unchained Capital. We play squash together, and he is one of my best friends. After dropping out of college,...
Answering Your Questions #5
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 5 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: How to start a business in a developing country lik...
The Crazy Story of Spikeball
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Ruder is the founder and CEO of Spikeball. The funny thing about Spikeball is that it was invented by a different guy named Jeff Knurek in 1989....
The Inventor of the Ethernet - Bob Metcalfe
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Metcalfe helped invent the Ethernet in 1973 while working at Xerox. He didn't get rich from helping to invent the Ethernet though. Bob actually go...
The NASA Astronaut
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carl J. Meade is a wise man with a lot to share. First, he was an electronics design engineer at the Hughes Aircraft Company. Then he went to the U...
Answering Your Questions #4
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Round 4 of answering your Q&As with your uncle Noah. In this episode, we are going to talk about: Why I love making YouTube videos Strategies for bui...
Mattress Mack lost $9.5 million on the Super Bowl (and was happy about it)
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jim McIngvale, aka. Mattress Mack, is a 71-year-old entrepreneur known for making INSANE million-dollar bets on various sports. You might think he has...
Answering Your Questions #3
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I actually really enjoy doing these Q&As, so let me know on Twitter if you like them too. In this episode, we talk are going to talk about: 1. If your...
The World's No.1 Squash Player
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Farag is one of the most popular squash players at the moment. He has previously won two Squash World Championship titles, and he is also a Harvar...
Tea with My Best Friend Tynan
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We bought back one of our most popular guests, Tynan, for another fun episode. From trying to buy a penguin, actually buying an island, and traveling ...
How Mark Cuban Makes $1,275,100,000/Year?!
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You probably know Mark Cuban from Shark Tank, and maybe you know that he's the owner of the Dallas Mavericks… BUT did you know that he bought Netfli...
Writing Tips for The Age of Internet (w/ David Perell)
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David is a writer and educator, and he likes playing golf. His online course, Write of Passage, has been taken by more than 500 students from compan...
The Art of Breathing (w/ Robbie Bent)
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robbie Bent is the co-founder and CEO of Othership. Previously when Robbie was working at the Ethereum Foundation, he watched many of his colleagues d...
3 Millennials Who Retired in Their 30s
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I know a lot of you are in a day job that you don't love, and you're trying to escape the "rat race". So in this episode, I'm going to share 3 stori...
A New Way to Run Companies (w/ Sam Corcos of LevelsHealth)
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, a health tech company that lets you track your blood glucose level in real-time using a device that you can ...
Learning More by Asking More (w/ Sam Parr)
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Parr is a serial hustler, entrepreneur, & co-host of the top 10 business podcast, My First Million. Many years ago, he read an article on my blog ...
Thank You Episode 2 | Q&A with Noah
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we ran out of episodes… so George, our intern, asked me to answer some of your most popular questions that you think I might hav...
How to Run a Political Campaign Like a Startup (w/ Blake Masters)
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Blake Masters is the COO at Thiel Capital and President of The Thiel Foundation. He also co-authored the popular business book Zero to One with Peter ...
How to Build an NFT Community (w/ Peter Deltondo)
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dronies is an NFT project is created by a group of people that own a really cool design agency called Unfold. They've worked with Facebook, Samsung, B...
8 Surprising Lessons I'm Learning as The CEO of a $100M Business
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of months ago, I stepped back in as the CEO of AppSumo, a company I started 11 years ago. It's been 5 years since I was CEO, and the company ...
10 Signs You're Going To Be Successful
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the signs that you are going to be successful? In my 20 years as an entrepreneur, I've met a lot of young and ambitious people, and few of th...
Solving the Cold Start Problem (w/ Andrew Chen)
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Chen is a general partner at a16z where he invests in consumer startups and marketplaces. He is also one of my oldest best friends and played a...
Start ANY Business With Less Than $100
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The #1 excuse that wantrepreneurs make for not starting a business is that they don't have the resources: They don't have the money, they don't know h...
9 Best Side Hustles You Can Start From Home
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hosting unique activities. Photography for pets. Employee referral bonuses. These are just a couple of the side hustles you can start from home and ma...
The Ultimate 9-5 Escape Plan
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From 22 to 26 I was working day jobs. I worked at Intel, then at Facebook, and finally at Mint. I had some cool experiences, but overall I was mostly ...
How to Run a $100M Company Without Meetings (w/ Sahil Lavingia)
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad, employee #2 at Pinterest, an artist, and he writes really dope tweets. In March this year, his company Gumro...
Introduction To Marketing | Marketing 101
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I condense everything I've ever learned about marketing from working at Facebook, Mint, and Appsumo so that you can start getting cus...
How to Have a Great Day (w/ Erik Allebest of Chess.com)
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Allebest is co-founder and CEO of Chess.com. In 2006, Erik and co-founder Jay decided the world needs a better chess website. He turned in multip...
14+ Years of Creating (w/ Pat Flynn)
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Flynn is an entrepreneur, podcaster & collector of Pokemon cards. He went from being let go from his job to starting an online empire. And today, ...
16 Leadership Activities (You Can Do Today)
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In 2018, I took a trip to Israel to learn how to be a better leader. There were 50 other people there, including a vice president at Nike, people who ...
7 Books That Changed My Life & Business
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
The Four Seasons Approach (w/ Rob Hagelberg)
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Make $500k/Month Selling Premium Ice Baths (w/ Michael Garrett & Ryan Duey)
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, T...
What I Learned Spending $15,000 on Therapy
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
How to Find Meaning in Business & Life (w/ Donald Miller)
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. T...
Turning $40 into a $6B (w/ Daymond John)
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 work...
How to Make 7-Figures on Fiverr (w/ Alex Fasulo)
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Fasulo is a copywriter, freelancer, and Fiverr millionaire.She first gained international attention in 2018 for her feature on CNBC "How to ...
How I Made My First Million Dollars
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 workin...
How to Control Your Attention & Choose Your Life (w/ Nir Eyal)
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Atte...
Top Marketing Strategies in 2021
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Living 10 Years in the Future (w/ Raoul Pal)
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Creating Your Own Digital Country Club (w/ Moses Kagan)
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Moses Kagan is co-founder of Adaptive Realty, a Los Angeles-based real estate private equity firm that has overseen the acquisition and rehabilitation...
How to Go Viral and Turn Your Ideas into Millions (w/ Shaan Puri)
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Finding Content-Market Fit (w/ Samir Chaudry)
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Growing AppSumo from $4M to $85M (w/ Ayman Al-Abdullah)
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 gro...
The Techie with 1M Subscribers (w/ Joma Tech)
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 workin...
Advice From a Crypto Consultant (w/ Andy Beal)
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Beal is a former corporate lawyer-turned crypto consultant who covers trends in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry via his newsletter 30,...
How to Operate Your Youtube Channel Like The Mafia (w/ Jake Tran)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How YouTube is Changing the World (w/ Eric "Airrack" Decker)
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 u...
Going From The Army to Bitcoin Influencer (w/ Anthony "Pomp" Pompliano)
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Pompliano is an entrepreneur, investor, and host of The Pomp Podcast — one of the most popular podcasts in business and investing. He's buil...
Going from Scrappy Mode to Scale Mode (w/ Mike Maples)
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Star...
Facebook, Chaos and Marketing (w/ Richard Cooper of Entrepreneurs In Cars)
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Cooper is an entrepreneur, father, self-care advocate, and host of Entrepreneurs in Cars. His YouTube channel helps men understand the truth...
When To Stop vs Keep Going w/ Bilal Zaidi of Creator Lab
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bilal Zaidi is the Podcast Host & Founder of Creator Lab where he's interviewed the likes of Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerMedia) and Scott Harrison (Charity...
How to Hack Your Wealth (w/ Jeff Rose of Wealth Hacker)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Rose is a former veteran turned financial planner/blogger. Now, he's focusing on his YouTube channel where he teaches actionable wealth building,...
Top Shot Millionaire Talks Biggest Opportunities in 2021
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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'e...
Founder of the Biggest NFT Marketplace
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Devin Finzer is the Co-founder of OpenSea, the largest marketplace for NFT's. The company was founded in 2017 (before NFT's were cool), and in Februar...
How to Stop Being A Consumer and Start Being A Producer (w/ Mind Valley)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MindValley is a revolutionary school that's had over 10M+ people attend worldwide. Their philosophy - they teach the world the art of truly living ext...
Finding Your North Star with Ali Abdaal
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Abdaal - a UK-based Youtuber who grew his channel to over 700k subscribers in 3 years WHILE being a full-time doctor. Since June'20, his channel ...
How Lewis Howes Got to 1M Youtube Subscribers
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lewis Howes is a New York Times Bestselling author, lifestyle entrepreneur, high-performance business coach, and keynote speaker. He hosts a top 100 i...
How do You Take Yourself to The Next Level
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Hawley is a former NFL football player who played eight seasons and earned over $13 million. He retired at 30 and becoming a free agent. Joe has a...