Noah Kagan Presents

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 an insane story of actually making it to the NFL, but had so many ups and downs along the way. If you want to learn more about Joe, he's got two podcasts: Life Beyond The Game and Quantum Coffee with Joe Holly. Also, he has a men's support group for former NFL players who are transitioning to regular life called – The Hart Collective. https://okdork.com/podcast/188 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Ohad Pressman is CEO of Stackbit, the first open, complete platform for the JAMstack. He is also an early-stage investor in companies such as Netlify, Domestika, Riverside, and others. He has been an entrepreneur and builder for 25 years and has built everything from real-time computer graphics engines to large-scale software systems.  If you've ever been curious about angel investing, you're going to love this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/187 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Justin Kan is the co-founder of live video platforms Justin.tv and Twitch. And Twitch was sold for almost a billion dollars. This is a super fascinating episode. So if you're interested in how Twitch sold for a billion plus having a good conversation today, you're gonna like this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/186 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Joe Cohen the CEO of SelfHacked, SelfDecode, and LabTestAnalyzer. Joe posted a $10,000 bounty for a wife. It went viral and the rest is history. But the adventure and conversation are wild. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about communities, relationships, and some Jewish stuff, you’ll love this episode.  https://okdork.com/podcast/185 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Andrew Wilkinson, co-founder of Tiny Capital, talks about buying companies, valuing startups, and making businesses profitable. They discuss competitiveness, CEO selection, and transitions for founders. Also, strategies for business management, scheduling meetings efficiently, and prioritizing energy.

Roberto Espinosa is the co-founder of Tacodeli. He opened the first Tacodeli location in Austin, TX in 1999, and has spent the last 21 years building the most amazing taco restaurant in the world. I've spent years trying to get him on the show... and this episode DID NOT DISAPPOINT. Whether you want to run a restaurant or any company you'll love his slow and steady philosophy. https://okdork.com/podcast/183 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10

Garry Tan is the co-founder of Initialized Capital - an early stage venture capital fund that invested early in companies like Coinbase and Instacart. He previously co-founded Posterous, and PostHaven (acquired by Twitter for $20M), and was also a Y Combinator partner from 2011-2015.   Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10   https://okdork.com/podcast/182

Codie Sanchez is a reformed journalist, turned Managing Director, and Partner at Entourage Effect Capital, a private equity firm focused specifically on investing in the legalized cannabis industry. https://okdork.com/podcast/181

Billy Jensen is a true-crime journalist turned consulting detective for law enforcement agencies. He is also the author of Chase Darkness with Me and runs a super popular murder mystery podcast – The First Degree. If you want to know how he created this career and why we are so fascinated by murder stories you’ll love this episode. https://okdork.com/podcast/180

In this episode, I talk to James Altucher, the bestselling author of  Choose Yourself and The Power of No. He started a hedge fund, sold software companies, made millions, lost it all many times, and just an interesting guy. This is a fun holiday episode! https://okdork.com/podcast/179