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 Side hustles ideas for a housekeeper in Switzerland How to price your SaaS products And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah
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 the platform include Bill Gates, Michelle Obama, Gary Vee, and your's truly. I really like Nadav and his hustle. It took him and his brother 6 to 7 years, trying multiple projects, and many failures, until they finally got Riverside.fm to work. Go check them out! Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/266 Get the BEST daily deals on software at...
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 your first 3 clients What are some expensive mistakes that shaped the way you make decisions later on The strategies I used to grow your AppSumo when I just started And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah...
Michael Eisenberg, co-founder and general partner at Aleph , an early-stage venture capital fund. Michael was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. During his college years, he went abroad and studied in Israel for two years. The trip was SO transformative that he decided to go back to Israel after he got his degree in New York. Michael got into venture capital because he wanted to help Israeli entrepreneurs create more jobs for people. Some of his notable investments include WeWork, Wix and L...
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 to allocate your marketing funds for top, middle, and lower funnel What is my process for interviewing contract copywriters Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah...
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 look for business ideas, find pain How to enjoy the journey more And if you want to have one of your questions answered in a future episode, submit here . Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/262 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah...
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 first year. Eventually, he transitioned into playing live tournaments like the World Series of Poker. In his prime, he made $3 million dollars per year! Now, he just plays poker for fun and runs a successful sports card business, Blez Sports Cards , with his brothers. Jared knows what it's like to win big and lose big at the game of poker. In this epi...
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 an agency business What are some companies I would want to work for right out of college https://okdork.com/podcast/260 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah
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 tons about eCommerce, how to work together as business partners, and what a successful business exit looks and feels like. They took all their knowledge and passion for remote work and built Tropical MBA into a community of events and podcasts for people who wanted to become location-independent entrepreneurs. Now, they launched Dynamite Jobs, a p...
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 episode, I talked about my anxiety of boredom, my life of "should", and these crazy critical voices in my head. Joe is an amazing person to talk to about these topics, and he has a great laugh. Definitely check out Joe's podcast and his Connection Course at ArtofAccomplishment.com . Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/258 Get the BEST daily deals...
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 biggest thing is to focus on building momentum and being proactive during these uncertain times. You might get knocked down. You might get discouraged. But the key part is to keeping going and get back on it as soon as possible. In this episode, I share 11 exact strategies to recession proof your business today and forever. https://okdork.com/podcast...
Popular finance advisor and entrepreneur Ramit Sethi is all about helping people live their rich lives. After graduating from Stanford University, Ramit wrote the bestselling book, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, which has helped thousands of people get their financial life together so they can live fuller lives. Today, Ramit helps people navigate their financial habits and money mindsets through his courses on IWT.com and his podcast, I Will Teach You To Be Rich , takes listeners behind closed doo...
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 someone to your online event or webinar? Tips for growing your YouTube channel. https://okdork.com/podcast/256 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah
Stephanie Rigg is a former corporate lawyer down in Australia, but after some soul searching (and Google searching) she became a relationship coach to help people have better and healthier love lives. I randomly found her on Instagram and she was the first relationship coach I ever saw that wasn't woo-woo and had solid, unique advice. Now, she makes more money being a relationship coach than she did as a lawyer, and her online course, Healing Anxious Attachment , has helped hundreds of people pr...
Sam Dogen (AKA, the Financial Samurai) founded America's #1 personal finance blog and podcast, helping people make and save more money while living the lives they truly want. The market crash of 2009 rocked Sam's financial world even though he worked for 10 years at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, got an MBA from UC Berkeley, saved aggressively, and diversified his investments. So he started a personal finance site to help him and others make sense of all the chaos. After writing 2,500+ persona...
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-million dollar business and then sold it recently in an interesting way . Now he spends a lot of his free time hosting cool parties and teaching others how to do the same. Nick is probably one of the BEST party hosts I know. His new book The 2-Hour Cocktail Party teaches you how to host lightweight stress-free parties. Go check it at Party.pro . https:/...
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 What to do after a successful product launch on AppSumo Should you start a new business or focus on your main business https://okdork.com/podcast/252 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah...
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 Doordash and advises different tech startups in his free time. I came across Gokul on Twitter. You can check him out @gokulr . He also has INSANE articles on Medium about how to run a company. My favorite one is "The weekly CEO e-mail" . I've copied that at AppSumo, and I've found it super amazing! https://okdork.com/podcast/251 Get the BEST daily deal...
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 favorite songs from him are "Rapture" and "Touring Test", but frankly all of them are amazing! Go check his music out on YouTube or Spotify . https://okdork.com/podcast/250 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah...
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 interesting things. He wrote poetries in college, tried acting for a year, and even did commercial fishing. Then he worked at EA for over 26 years and contributed to the marketing and design of many best-selling games such as The Sims and John Madden Football. Today, he is an investor, company advisor, and just full of wisdom. https://okdork.com/podcast...
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, he started a big data company. Sold it for a lot of money. Then he got into Bitcoin because he is a very curious person and started Unchained Capital, which offers loans and other financial services to long-term Bitcoin holders. https://okdork.com/podcast/248 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&a...
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 like El Salvador My recommendations for affiliate and referral marketing Top things I look for when hiring a great operations person https://okdork.com/podcast/247 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10...
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. It was only in the market for a few years before quickly dying out. Chris was actually an early player of the game as a kid, saw its potential, decided to find the game as an adult, and turn it into a successful business. https://okdork.com/podcast/246 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code...
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 got rich by starting his own computer networking company called 3Com, where he sold Ethernet and many other products. After the success of 3Com, which became a multi-billion dollar company, he tried many other careers. He was a journalist, a VC, and a professor. And now, he is looking for his next job. https://okdork.com/podcast/245 Use this link to ...
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.S Airforce and became a test pilot. And then he got selected by NASA to be an astronaut where he worked for over 10 years going on different Space Shuttle missions. In this interview, Carl teaches you how to create a fulfilling career for yourself. https://okdork.com/podcast/244 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com...
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 building a community What are my tips for launching 7-figure companies https://okdork.com/podcast/243 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10...
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 a crazy gambling problem. But actually, these are very creative marketing campaigns to promote his furniture store. Mack came from humble beginnings. He started a furniture business in 1981 with just $5,000 dollars, and now it's a HUGE business making $200 million dollars a year in revenue — he also gives a ton of it away. https://okdork.com/podca...
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 superpower is design but you hate marketing 2. What is the difference between a good and a great day. 3. When to finally quit your businesses or not. https://okdork.com/podcast/241 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10...
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 Harvard graduate Now if you don't know about squash, not the vegetable, it's a game you play on a court, kind of like racketball, but with a smaller ball. It's one of my favorite sports. I'm super addicted. In this interview, Ali shares how he become the no.1 squash player in the world. https://okdork.com/podcast/240 Use this link to get 10% off at check...
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 3+ million miles… Tynan is definitely the most interesting person I know. In this episode, we talk about my 40th birthday, being happy with the simple stuff, and holding yourself to high standards. https://okdork.com/podcast/239 Use this link to get 10% off at checkout on AppSumo: https://appsumo.com/?coupon=noah10&code=noah10...
