Making A Million Dollar Business in a Weekend | Noah Kagan
02/03/24 • 31 min
Eric Siu interviews Noah Kagan, the founder of AppSumo, to explore essential entrepreneurial insights. They discuss the significance of having a clear vision, maintaining high standards, and finding joy in the entrepreneurial journey. Noah shares practical strategies for achieving business success, emphasizing the importance of focus, goal setting, and overcoming challenges. Noah's wealth of experiences and practical advice offers valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Dqccee-F0QA
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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
- (00:00) Introduction to Noah Kagan
- (02:06) Importance of internal satisfaction rather than external achievements
- (03:35) Noah Kagan's experience with hiring coaches and elite advisors
- (06:00) Noah Kagan's approach to hiring elite advisors
- (07:20) Example of Mark Zuckerberg having a business coach
- (08:12) Noah Kagan's coaching framework and the coaches he has
- (14:26) Noah Kagan's approach to reaching out to prefluencers and the importance of engagement
- (16:06) Introduction to Noah Kagan's business, Appsumo
- (19:06) Noah Kagan's goal for Appsumo's growth
- (22:14) Balancing running a business, YouTube channel, and book writing
- (27:17) Ayman's role in growing Appsumo
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Eric Siu interviews Noah Kagan, the founder of AppSumo, to explore essential entrepreneurial insights. They discuss the significance of having a clear vision, maintaining high standards, and finding joy in the entrepreneurial journey. Noah shares practical strategies for achieving business success, emphasizing the importance of focus, goal setting, and overcoming challenges. Noah's wealth of experiences and practical advice offers valuable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Watch the full interview here: https://youtu.be/Dqccee-F0QA
Don’t forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube!
Check out more of Eric’s content (Leveling UP YT) and Neil’s videos (Neil Patel YT)
TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:
- (00:00) Introduction to Noah Kagan
- (02:06) Importance of internal satisfaction rather than external achievements
- (03:35) Noah Kagan's experience with hiring coaches and elite advisors
- (06:00) Noah Kagan's approach to hiring elite advisors
- (07:20) Example of Mark Zuckerberg having a business coach
- (08:12) Noah Kagan's coaching framework and the coaches he has
- (14:26) Noah Kagan's approach to reaching out to prefluencers and the importance of engagement
- (16:06) Introduction to Noah Kagan's business, Appsumo
- (19:06) Noah Kagan's goal for Appsumo's growth
- (22:14) Balancing running a business, YouTube channel, and book writing
- (27:17) Ayman's role in growing Appsumo
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- What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below
- Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.
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- Single Grain << Eric’s ad agency
- NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency
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- X @ericosiu
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Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips - Making A Million Dollar Business in a Weekend | Noah Kagan
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All right, Marketing school listeners, this is a twenty to thirty minute segment of a full interview I've done with an amazing founder, entrepreneur, creative visionary. You're going to get a ton of insights from this, and if you want to listen to the entire thing, go search for Leveling Up with Eric Sue. That's the entire podcast that you're going to find. So you can get twenty to thirty minutes here, and if you want the whole thing, you can jus
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