Noah Kagan Presents

Entrepreneur Mark Jenney, who grew up homeless, dropped out of highschool, and has sold over a billion dollars worth of products online, shares his inspiring story of overcoming financial betrayal, playing the right game, and the pursuit of happiness vs. wealth. He reflects on his challenging upbringing, the realization that money doesn't equal happiness, and his journey of emotional recovery after a devastating loss of money and friendship. Mark also discusses the importance of owning his time, selling a part of his company to buy back time, and investing in experiences rather than material possessions.

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 find out. If you want to grow BIG on YouTube, you'll love this episode. Try these tips out on your channel and let me know how they work for you. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! Find what you need on AppSumo ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K

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 of it back to charity. Check out JPJ's Peace, Love & Happiness Foundation at www.PeaceLoveHappinessFoundation.org/. And check out his documentary: https://www.goodfortunemovie.com/ If you've ever wanted to learn about how to scale billion-dollar brands in totally unrelated industries, you'll love this episode. In this conversation, you'll enjoy 3 BIG things: - How knocking on doors made him a billionaire - Why you DO NOT want to be in the "selling" business - And why you can't believe what people tell you about yourself Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! Find what you need on AppSumo ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K

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 reality? I reopened my course Monthly1K for just $10 (kinda limited time). Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! Find what you need on AppSumo ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K

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 every day at the business. So these episodes are my time to share what I'm learning, mistakes we've made, and behind-the-scenes moments at the business that you won't find anywhere else. If you're a founder, I hope these episodes give you ideas of things to try in your business (or maybe NOT try…) or I hope you find them interesting and entertaining! Hit me up on Instagram and let me know what you think about this new series (I reply to DMs). If you've ever wanted to learn about the day-to-day decisions we make to grow AppSumo, you'll love this episode. In this conversation, you'll enjoy 5 BIG things: What are 'Retros' Future planning Long bets Removing yourself from the business Having the right people around Enjoy those 5 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! Find what you need on AppSumo 🤑 Save money on software during Sumo Days (hurry, ends soon)! ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K

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 couldn't even speak English and his family slept in a car to save money. Today, Manny is a luxury car enthusiast and created a real estate empire — and, he teaches people how to invest and profit off real estate in his online courses, which you can find at www.MannyKhoshbin.com He's come a LONG way. Check out Manny on Instagram @MannyKhoshbin If you've ever wanted to learn about how to go from selling nuts door-to-door to having a multi-million dollar real estate portfolio (yes, Manny did that), then you'll love this episode. In this conversation, you'll enjoy 3 BIG things: - How Manny bounced back from losing ALL his savings to a con artist when first starting out as an entrepreneur - Why he believes his success comes down to never waiting for a helping hand - And the ONE mentor who changed his life trajectory forever… Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! We have what you need at AppSumo. ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join. 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K.

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 war. They came to the US with the dream of a better life and future, but had to start completely from scratch working minimum wage jobs and living in a 1½ bedroom apartment as a family. Rafa has one of the most touching rags to riches stories I've ever heard — can't wait for you to hear it. Check out Rafa on Instagram @RafaMartinez812 and Rafa's racing club. If you've ever wanted to learn about how to get massive success after losing everything, you'll love this episode. In this conversation, you'll enjoy 3 BIG things: - Rafa's no BS explanation of how he ACTUALLY became a millionaire trading natural gas - Why Rafa feels NO stress… even in high-risk situations - And how Rafa lost $60 MILLION dollars in 3 weeks… and made back $180 million!! Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 🌮 Wanna save money on software? Of course you do!! Find what you need on AppSumo ✉️ Sign up to my newsletter (I reply to emails) 📚 Become part of the pre-launch team for my new book! Email book@okdork.com to join 👉 Need help getting started with your own business? Sign up at OkDork.com/Monthly1K

This episode of a podcast by Noah Kagan presents three interesting topics: solving past mistakes, turning weaknesses into strengths, and doubling down on what works. It also discusses AppSumo's history, the importance of customer focus, marketing strategies, and lessons on decision-making and ownership.

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 starting an online business, go check out AppSumo.com. Today, we have 3 amazing questions we'll be going over: When did you know it was time to hire and what role was it for? I feel like I'm special and can do more than others… Do all entrepreneurs feel that way? Do you have to feel like that to be successful? Every business idea I have already exists and it stops me from taking action!!! These are questions you've submitted, and I'm going be giving you detailed answers about them. Submit your own questions at OkDork.com/AskNoah.

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 challenging things going on lately over at AppSumo. If you've ever wanted to learn about what's going on in my life and with AppSumo, you'll love this episode. In this conversation, you'll enjoy 3 BIG things: What people THINK being a founder is like… vs. the reality of what it's ACTUALLY like Plus, 2 big things that can help all you founders out there when things aren't going to plan Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. Get weekly updates from me here: OkDork.com/Newsletter/ 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 help you, too. Head over to OkDork.com/Monthly1K and sign up.