Archive for: Entrepreneurship

How we Made over $100k doing Tech Events

September 1st, 2010 2 Comments Noah

I got asked by friends Jon Bischke and Jason Baptiste who is launching a cool event Work2Conference, how we were able to get CommunityNext to sell out each time and over $100k in profits. I thought since I hate doing events I’d just share this information to make it easy for everyone else. via flickr [...]

How we Doubled AppSumo.com’s Conversion Rate in 2 Days

August 27th, 2010 27 Comments Noah

We are using the currently available AppSumo optimization bundle to increase AppSumo’s own conversion rate and managed to double it in two days. I’ll tell you how below but while walking around Paris a few day ago I realized that we could leverage the power of people to increase our conversion rate even more. So [...]

Sales for Startups 101: 3 Rules to Success

August 12th, 2010 31 Comments Noah

Someone a few weeks back mentioned I was good at sales. I don’t know about you but I almost take that as an insult. I still picture sales people as being insincere, slimy and well-dressed. I hope I don’t do any of those well. via flickr I personally don’t care for people who give advice [...]

Top Free iPad Apps for World Traveling

August 9th, 2010 14 Comments Noah

While traveling Europe I’ve found a few free iPad apps extremely useful and I thought I’d share. Awesome free iPad apps you may not have heard of: Airvideo : This is one of my favorites! It is the best way to convert videos to be viewable on your iPad. As well, you can stream from [...]

6 Email Marketing tips for Reducing your Unsubscriptions

July 30th, 2010 72 Comments Noah

Sometimes I wonder about sharing my secrets since it makes competition harder but then it pushes me to just think of something new. On my way to breakfast I just had to get these out. These are some things I am learning about email marketing from running AppSumo. Here’s an excel chart where you can [...]

AppSumo.com Round Deux: Design Bundle. 2 days left

July 19th, 2010 1 Comment Noah

We went out and asked tons of web and graphic designers for their favorite design tools. Then we put them in this bundle and wrapped it in a cute ribbon. AppSumo.com Design Bundle includes: – Typekit.com – Amazing fonts! – Balsamiq – Save time, create mockups – Noteableapp – Collaborate on design projects – Ember [...]