My book Million Dollar Weekend is for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business. I break down the process of starting into simple steps that you can do in just one weekend. Sparked by a rare snowy morning in Austin, Texas, I just got done making snow angels and realized it’s been a while since I’ve shared what’s on my mind. No threads. No ads. Just raw thoughts, like the early days of blogging. I just got fired by my financial advisor and decided to experiment with some cry...
Jan 23, 2025•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast My book Million Dollar Weekend is for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business. I break down the process of starting into simple steps that you can do in just one weekend. Today I’m reflecting on what an insane year 2024 has been. So much has changed and I wanted to take stock as we head into 2025! In this episode, I’m sharing my 9 key lessons from the year and the exciting plans shaping the year ahead. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: Why the blame game ge...
Dec 28, 2024•23 min•Ep 371•Transcript available on Metacast We’re giving away $100,000 for AppSumo’s Black Friday Giveaway . This week, as my baby sleeps and makes cute noises beside me, I’m sharing parenting lessons I’ve applied to running my business. I’m also sharing a brilliant new business model I recently discovered that can be adapted to countless industries. Also my takeaways from an awesome book you have to read! Whether you’re absorbed in family life, plotting your genius business idea, or looking to see a return on your investments, there’s so...
Nov 27, 2024•21 min•Ep 370•Transcript available on Metacast My book Million Dollar Weekend is for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business. I break down the process of starting into simple steps that you can do in just one weekend. Something clicked for me during a grueling bike climb - I wanted to quit. And isn’t that how it feels for everyone sometimes, in business and life? But it’s our ability to push through the right kind of suffering that drives real success. In this week's episode, I dive into my own personal struggles and ...
Oct 29, 2024•14 min•Ep 369•Transcript available on Metacast Check out my book Million Dollar Weekend , which helps you start businesses in just 48 hours. Check it out at milliondollarweekend.com . In this episode, I share what I’ve been up to during the past few months, including why I haven’t released new content since August. I took time off for paternity leave and embraced the joy (and challenges) of being a new dad. This break gave me a chance to reflect on how important it is to take a step back and pause from work and doing the same thing every day...
Sep 27, 2024•17 min•Ep 368•Transcript available on Metacast FiveTaco is the easiest way to find software for solopreneurs, from productivity tools, to the latest AI tech to help run your business. Check it out at fivetaco.com. In this episode, I chat with Damon Chen, who runs two highly successful online tools called Testimonial.TO and PDF.AI. Damon shares his inspiring journey from learning to code during Covid, to quitting his day job with Cisco, to creating a $500,000 a year business. He did all this without having any prior entrepreneurial experience...
Aug 28, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Check out my book Million Dollar Weekend , which helps you start businesses in just 48 hours. Check it out at milliondollarweekend.com . In this episode, I chat with Ayman Al-Abdullah, My friend and former CEO of AppSumo, who played a pivotal role in scaling the company from $5M to $70M, from 2016 to 2021. Since stepping down as CEO for AppSumo, he’s now become a growth strategy coach for many other CEOs. Ayman is of the best out there IMO and I wanted him to come on the show and share his insig...
Aug 21, 2024•31 min•Ep 367•Transcript available on Metacast Check out my Million Dollar Weekend at milliondollarweekend.com. If you need help starting a business, this is the book for you Today we’re re-running our awesome episode where I break down the top lessons I learned from working directly under Mark Zuckerberg. It’s always fun to go down memory lane and remember my time as #30 at Facebook. The lessons I learned there inspire me to this day and are relevant for anyone who is on their own business journey. In this episode, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things...
Aug 14, 2024•18 min•Ep 366•Transcript available on Metacast What’s up, you sexy bastards. It’s your boy ‘diapers’ aka Rabbi Can’t Lose aka Noah Kagan. Today we’re re-running our awesome episode with John Paul DeJoria! John Paul is so INSPIRATIONAL. This was one of our most popular episodes last year (and also one of the most popular videos on my YouTube channel too), so we thought we’d put him in your ears once again. John Paul went from being homeless to creating two billion dollar companies in completely separate industries, John Paul Mitchell haircare...
Aug 07, 2024•59 min•Ep 365•Transcript available on Metacast People have been loving my latest emails where I share brutally honest advice on a variety of topics. Sign up at noahkagan.com and join 350k other people who get juicy insights every week. In this episode, I chat with Pete Maldonado, co-founder of Chomps, about how they built a half-billion-dollar meat stick empire, ultimately becoming the number three meat snack brand in the U.S. Despite facing significant setbacks, including personal bankruptcy and multiple failed businesses, Pete has propelle...
Jul 31, 2024•53 min•Ep 364•Transcript available on Metacast Check out my book Million Dollar Weekend , which helps you start businesses in just 48 hours. Check it out at milliondollarweekend.com . In today's episode, I caught up with a talented, award-winning author and professor of computer science at Georgetown University, Cal Newport. Cal’s books are a manifesto for digital minimalism and focus. In this episode he shares his strategies for maintaining efficiency particularly in large organizations where meetings can often be a substitute for poor time...
Jul 24, 2024•57 min•Ep 363•Transcript available on Metacast FiveTaco is the easiest way to find software for solopreneurs, from productivity tools, to the latest AI tech to help run your business. In this week's episode, I sit down with Bill Perkins, a successful hedge fund manager, film producer, author, and high-stakes poker player. Bill has created significant wealth through energy trading and uses his money wisely. Bill is all about finding values in meaningful experiences over material possessions. He also discusses his philosophy on balancing wealt...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 362•Transcript available on Metacast My book Million Dollar Weekend is for aspiring entrepreneurs who dream of starting their own business. I break down the process of starting into simple steps that you can do in just one weekend. The e-book version is on sale July 8-14, 2024 on Amazon, check it out . In this week's episode, I’m going behind the scenes on Charles Duhigg’s marketing strategy and picking apart what he can do better, comparing what he does with other famous authors and my own experience on Million Dollar Weekend. Thi...
Jul 10, 2024•19 min•Ep 361•Transcript available on Metacast BreezeDoc , is a Docusign alternative that we just launched. If you hate paying a monthly subscription just to get documents signed, go to BreezeDoc.com and get a lifetime deal, pay one low price and use it forever. In this week's episode, I'm chatting with our very own David Kelly, who oversees our Originals Team releases at AppSumo. We’re going into the belly of the beast to see the guts and glory of developing a product we're incredibly proud of, BreezeDoc . David and I discuss the challenges...
Jul 03, 2024•45 min•Ep 360•Transcript available on Metacast If this episode inspires you to start your own business, check out my book Million Dollar Weekend , which helps you start in just one weekend. Here is your Harvard Business Review hook up with 10% off a subscription for access to business advice articles and their world class case studies. Go to hbr.org/subscriptions and use promo code NOAH for 10% off. In today’s episode, you’re going to hear about a mad experiment we ran during the Million Dollar Weekend book launch on Tim Ferriss’s show. We p...
Jun 26, 2024•23 min•Ep 359•Transcript available on Metacast One of the tools I mention in this episode, BreezeDoc , is a Docusign alternative that we just launched. If you hate paying a monthly subscription just to get documents signed, go to BreezeDoc.com and get a lifetime deal, pay one low price and use it forever. In today's episode, I break down all the essential tools and technology stacks that we use at Appsumo to power a 8 figure a year business. From financial management to email marketing, team collaboration and much more. This is the way we sq...
Jun 19, 2024•17 min•Ep 358•Transcript available on Metacast Sumo Day is one of the biggest sales of the year at AppSumo . And it’s for entrepreneurs like you, looking for the best software deals to grow their businesses. There are tools for marketers, agencies, content creators, developers and more. The sale goes until June 13, 2024 at noon CT, so if you want those juicy discounts, then get on it now. Here is your Harvard Business Review hook up with 10% off a subscription for access to business advice articles and their world class case studies. Go to h...
Jun 12, 2024•17 min•Ep 357•Transcript available on Metacast My company AppSumo is running an insane giveaway right now, where we are giving away a Cybertruck! Go to http://appsumo.com/sumoday/ to enter until June 14. In this week's episode, I chat with Marc Louvion, the launching machine behind various successful apps like Ship Fast, Zen Voice, and Poop Up. He’s another one in our Solopreneur series. For the last few years Marc has been relentlessly building and shipping apps that solve real life problems in hope of becoming the next Zuckerberg. He share...
Jun 05, 2024•25 min•Ep 356•Transcript available on Metacast My company AppSumo is running an insane giveaway right now, where we are giving away a Cybertruck! Go to http://appsumo.com/sumoday/ to enter In this week's episode, we celebrate an incredible milestone of 355 episodes over the past 7 years. I’m excited to share some of my favorite lessons from the amazing guests I’ve had the privilege of interviewing for this show. Each of these extraordinary guests, many of whom are billionaires, have walked unique paths to their success. In this episode, you’...
May 29, 2024•16 min•Ep 355•Transcript available on Metacast My company AppSumo is running an insane giveaway right now, where we are giving away a Cybertruck! Go to http://appsumo.com/sumoday/ to enter Here is your Harvard Business Review hook up with 10% off a subscription for access to business advice articles and their world class case studies. Go to hbr.org/subscriptions and use promo code NOAH for 10% off. In today's episode, I break down how I made $3.3 million last year and how I spent it. Now, this isn't about boasting; rather, it's a transparent...
May 22, 2024•38 min•Ep 354•Transcript available on Metacast My company AppSumo is running an insane giveaway right now, where we are giving away a Cybertruck! Go to http://appsumo.com/sumoday/ to enter Today we’re re-running our awesome episode with Justin Welsh! This guy is so IMPRESSIVE, and was one of our most popular episodes last year so we thought we’d put him in your ears once again. He 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....
May 16, 2024•39 min•Ep 353•Transcript available on Metacast FiveTaco is the easiest way to find software for solopreneurs, from productivity tools, to the latest AI tech to help run your business. There's something truly inspiring about immigrants who overcome significant challenges to achieve remarkable success by coming to America. In today's episode, we're speaking with Patrick Bet-David, who is well on his way to becoming a billionaire. We explore Patrick's remarkable journey, reflecting on growing up in war-torn Iran during the Islamic revolution, s...
May 09, 2024•55 min•Ep 352•Transcript available on Metacast BreezeDoc is the simple way to sign documents digitally. Pay just $9 once, and get it forever (no expensive subscriptions here). In today's episode it’s all about landing those big-paying jobs by working for free. That’s right, you heard me, that’s no pay today BUT… a huge one down the line, let’s call it ‘Prework’. Roll in the six or seven-figure paydays. I'll share how I snagged jobs and clients I wasn't qualified for; from my experience at mint.com, to how Jay Yang, Mitchel, Jeremy and Camero...
May 01, 2024•19 min•Ep 351•Transcript available on Metacast BreezeDoc is the simple way to sign documents digitally. Pay just $9 once, and get it forever (no expensive subscriptions here). We’re back with our 3rd round of our ‘Brutally Honest’ series and this week it’s a deep one. I’m giving advice to my younger self again but this time it’s about relationships, specifically dating– but honestly most of this advice you can apply with adding anyone important in your life. Now I wish I'd paid more attention to relationships when I was younger, more importa...
Apr 25, 2024•26 min•Ep 350•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com - Available Everywhere! This week, I caught up with Laura Roeder , a dear friend who also happens to be an exceptionally skilled businesswoman. She is the Founder of a coaching software business called Paperbell . We chat about handling envy, finding contentment, and happiness in our lives, both at work and personally. Laura's approach involves skipping traditional meetings, relying on freelancers, and keeping everyone on the same page with in...
Apr 18, 2024•33 min•Ep 349•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com - Available Everywhere! Today is the next part of our brutally honest series. We're shifting from 'Career Advice' to 'Business Advice'. Careers are like dipping your toes in the water, but business is where the real cash flow happens. And you know me, I'm all about that money! I’m jumping back into the Miata time machine for 'Back to Noah’s Future 2', where I’m sharing the best business advice I wish I knew back in the day, and hey, maybe it’l...
Apr 10, 2024•28 min•Ep 348•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com Today Noah Chats with Chris Hutchins, host of "All the Hacks", about the growth of his podcast and the art of making bold asks. In this conversation you’ll hear Chris’s masterclass in ‘The Power of Asking for What you Want’. Remember my coffee challenge, imagine that but on whatever those big bodybuilders take. This is huge advice. Follow his intentionality and laser focus in asking his way to becoming one of the biggest podcasters out there. ...
Apr 04, 2024•50 min•Ep 347•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com - Available Everywhere! Noah hops into his Miata shaped time machine to offer his younger self the Business Almanac Playbook, which has all the advice he’d ever need if he was to start over. In this episode you’ll hear 21 pieces of invaluable career advice. From the importance of being okay with uncertainty to the power of compounding & persistence, Noah shares practical insights from his professional highs and lows to help you navigate your o...
Mar 28, 2024•40 min•Ep 346•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com - Available Everywhere! Today we debunk common misconceptions about introverted entrepreneurs not being able to thrive in a world that prizes the loudest and boldest. Noah has been asked a lot recently about how Introverts can succeed in business, this episode provides actionable advice for navigating your entrepreneurial journey regardless of where you find your energy. Follow these tips to optimize your introversion and you’ll be wealthy in ...
Mar 21, 2024•32 min•Ep 345•Transcript available on Metacast 📚 Get the NYT bestseller - milliondollarweekend.com - Available Everywhere! In this week's episode, Noah unravels the top 5 strategies that catapulted AppSumo to over $100 million. Picture entrepreneurship like a scientific exploration – testing hypotheses, conducting experiments, and fine-tuning. We've already paved the way; integrate these 5 strategies now, and watch your business ascend to the illustrious 100-million-dollar milestone. Learn how using prefluencers, creating AppSumo Originals,...
Mar 14, 2024•30 min•Ep 344•Transcript available on Metacast 
