Noah Kagan Presents

In today’s episode, I talk to Grammy-nominated musician, Ben Kweller.   Ben started in the music industry when he was 12 years old! He was part of the popular band Radish—which was signed to major record label, Mercury Records.    But when Ben was 19, Radish disbanded. So Ben moved to New York and went solo.   30 years later, he’s still releasing new music, runs a production studio, and mentors musicians to help them navigate the behind-the-scenes side of the music industry.   Check out Ben Kweller’s music wherever you listen, and get more from him on his website BenKweller.com.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what it’s like to be a young rockstar, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: 1. Why Ben never had a backup plan out of the music industry 2. How “jam-nesia” is the KEY to having a long-term music career  3. And what ACTUALLY makes you money as a musician (spoiler alert: it’s not your songs)   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way

In today’s episode, I talk to Nick Huber, founder of The Sweaty Startup. Nick sold his first storage business, Storage Squad, for 7 figures!! Now, he owns and operates Bolt Storage which has 42 different self storage facilities taking up over 1.9 million square feet that he rents out and makes bank from. Check out Nick Huber on Twitter @SweatyStartup and his website SweatyStartup.com. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about the business opportunities in storage units, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:   - Why good businesses (and relationships) don’t need innovation - A look into the business of self storage and how you can get into it yourself - And Nick’s exact playbook for how to replicate his success   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 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 h

In today’s episode, I talk to self-improvement entrepreneur Dan Koe.   Dan is a former web designer turned content creator who runs the Modern Mastery HQ business community that helps creators and influencers monetize their following by harnessing digital economics.   This year, he’s projected to make $2.5 million dollars and runs his business almost entirely by himself—with just a little help from his video editor roommate and one other contractor.   If you’ve ever wanted to learn about monetizing a personal brand and running a business by yourself, you’ll love this episode.   In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: - How Dan scaled his earnings from $10k/year to $2.5M/year - Why you don’t have to have the biggest following to bring in BIG money - Plus the exact 4 hour workday schedule Dan lives by   Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. 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

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 off 2. How to prioritize your marketing activities without spreading yourself too thin 3. Side hustle ideas for a 9-year old  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. ✉️ Signup for my weekly newsletter (I reply to emails): https://okdork.com/email-newsletter/   

Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 business newsletter on Substack, which is simply called lennysnewsletter.com. Lenny has a REALLY interesting career path. He started off as an engineer, then decided to start his own business, which got acquired by Airbnb, where he stayed and worked for over 7 years until he quit to be his own boss again! When Lenny left Airbnb to tinker with the different startup ideas, he was writing on the side to share his learnings. But then his writing started to gain a lot of traction online… and it became his MAIN hustle! On an Indie Hackers post, he said the newsletter is making around $500k ARR, so I had to invite him over to hear about how he runs his one-person business. 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.

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 his problem. Google bought Waze in 2013 for over $1.1 billion dollars! But that wasn’t it for Uri — he invested in Moovit, another real-time transit app, which sold to Intel for another $1 billion dollars!   Check out Uri’s book, Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, to learn how to identify your consumers’ biggest problems and disrupt the markets that currently serve them.   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.

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. Four years after he built it, he sold it to HubSpot for multi-millions of dollars. Now, he’s the co-host of one of the top business podcasts, My First Million, where he and his co-host Shaan Puri talk all things business ideas and market trends, and interview other entrepreneurs to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on their projects. Search for My First Million wherever you listen to podcasts, and check out Sam Parr on Twitter, at @TheSamParr. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to build cool things with cool people, you’ll love this episode! PLUS! My exact course, Monthly1K, which Sam used to help launch and grow The Hustle is now 90% OFF. Get the exact info, tactics, and strategies I shared with Sam and other entrepreneurs to start your own business this year. Stop waiting and wishing and finally get started! We cut the price down to $10 to make sure that

Brett Williams earns $80k/month in pure PROFIT thanks to his subscription design agency, Designjoy. But, there’s something unique about his business… He has no employees!  While most design businesses focus on outsourcing work to freelancers or junior members of the team, Brett focuses on creating high-quality designs. And the best way to ensure that is to just do it himself! His design work is SO popular, he’s even had to turn off orders in the past to prevent more client sign-ups. And he doubled his prices to reduce interest—which ended up backfiring and actually brought more clients in. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about launching a successful design agency, you’ll love this episode. In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things: How to make tons of money WITHOUT reinventing the wheel Why Brett has actually AVOIDED hiring freelancers And how raising your prices can bring you MORE clients instead of less Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way. Noah Kagan Presents is sponsore

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. He keeps most of the money. Unlike a lot of the solopreneurs that hire freelancers and virtual assistants, Justin does everything himself and still has time to go on vacations frequently. In this episode, we talk about how to scale a one-person business using software and systems. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/282 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 monetize your YouTube channel as an artist? How to get more clients as a personal trainer? And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah

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 to run his own business. By the time his friends were graduating college, his business, Self-Publishing School, was already making a million dollars in annual revenue. Despite making a lot of money at a young age, Chandler is NOT an overnight success. Self-Publishing School was probably his 3rd or 4th business. He has put in many reps and tried a bunch of things in entrepreneurship before dropping out of college. In this episode, we talk about dropping out of college and making your first million dollars. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/280 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 his own carpentry business straight out of high school and expanded that business into a multimillion dollar home improvement empire. Today, his company Contractor Nation fixes people’s homes—but there’s a lot more to it than that. Larry has created an intricate business model and started a product dealer network to have as much control over the supply chain as possible. Plus, Larry also has a digital marketing agency, over 32 patented products, 1600+ employees, and runs an entrepreneurship school for anyone who wants to learn how to do what he did. If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to start a multimillion dollar business WITHOUT going to college, you’ll love this episode. Check out Larry Janesky at: www.TheSOE.com www.ThinkDaily.com Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/279 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 is definitely one of those guys that learned more by doing than by studying in a classroom. He started an auto repair shop at the age of 19 making $100k/year, and then he used that as a springboard to start many other business ventures, mostly in the real estate industry. He has been working with his business partner, Jeffrey Frieden, for over 40 years. And together, they have participated in thousands of real estate transactions, grossing billions in sales. Rob is also involved in various charitable organizations. One of his proudest achievements is starting a school in Nicaragua called veraschool.org that educates bright, young girls in underserved communities. Go check that out to see how you can help. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/278 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 dream career. Like many people in that situation, he turned to entrepreneurship. What he didn’t know at the time, is that it would change his life forever. Now, he’s been running Smart Passive Income for almost 15 years (longer than his kids have been alive!) and he’s built several other successful online businesses, impacted millions of people around the world, and spends a lot of time with his family, too. In this episode, we talk about how to stay relevant and live a fulfilling life as an entrepreneur. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/277 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 surf and start his entrepreneurial journey. He noticed that there was no sheepskin footwear in California, but every Australian he knew owned a pair of sheepskin footwear. So he brought six pairs of sheepskin boots from Australia to test the market and UGG was born! In this episode, Brian shares how to build a meaningful fashion brand and marketing lessons. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/276 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 life into a downward trajectory that led him to selling drugs, stripping, going to prison, and becoming over $200,000 in debt. It seemed like every time he took one step forward, he’d take two steps back. Finally, he had enough and committed to changing his life. He moved to LA, starred in a Beyoncé music video, signed a $500,000 record deal with Ludacris, built a 7-figure business, wrote a best-selling book, helped his mom achieve her dream of going to fashion school, met and married his wife, and now helps others transform their own lives. In this episode, he shares how shifting your mindset is the first step to breaking unhealthy cycles in your life. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/275 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 abroad Decision-making: when to think fast and when to think slow Why you should spend more money on advertising during a recession And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah

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 machines in the late 90s.  Paul ran the company for 30 years, and it was later acquired by FedEx for $2.4 billion dollars in 2004! Paul is an AMAZING entrepreneur and also very humble. In this episode, Paul shares the top life and business lessons he learned over the years. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/273 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah   ✉️ Signup for my weekly newsletter (I reply to emails): https://okdork.com/email-newsletter/ 

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 why he got into the real estate business. What’s interesting about Matthew is that he doesn’t have a YouTube channel, works in a small boutique real estate firm, but still making 7 figures a year for himself. In this episode, we talked about how to get started as a real estate broker with zero networks. Full show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/272 Get the BEST daily deals on software at: https://appsumo.com/noah

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 business Is it better to start a newsletter or a blog How to market Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) And if you want me to answer your question in a future episode, submit here: https://okdork.com/asknoah