Noah Kagan Marketing & Business Blog

Hola, I am the Chief Sumo at Sumo.com and AppSumo.com, where we help entrepreneurs kick more ass. Before that I was a cubicle monkey at Intel, #30 at Facebook and #4 at Mint. These are my stories on marketing, starting a business, personal improvement and productivity tips.

My latest posts:

The Strava Story — Co-Founder Shares Early Growth & Scaling Strategies

Mark Gainey is the Co-Founder of Strava, the #1 app for runners and cyclists. Learn how they built a product for THEMSELVES (super niche at first). We talk about Mark’s “Equation of Success” and how to combat the “Noise of Opportunity” (when to say no). Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify

Podcasting 101: Grow a Small Podcast (Without Buying Ads)

Growing a podcast is really hard. I’ve been doing Noah Kagan Presents since 2017. A few years later, with nearly 2 million downloads, we’ve figured out a few things about what works and what doesn’t. Here is how to start and grow a podcast. Set a Goal Pick a target for yourself within the year. ...

Tony Schwartz — Author of My Favorite Productivity Book

Today I’m speaking with the author of one of my FAVORITE books of all time. Tony Schwartz is the author of The Power of Full Engagement. He also is the founder and CEO of The Energy Project. The company developed a scientific-based approach to energizing people physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually for sustainable, peak performance. ...

Gumroad Founder — How to Sell Digital Products

This week I caught up with Sahil Lavingia. Sahil is the founder of Gumroad, was employee #2 at Pinterest, is a painter, and writes dope tweets. Through the Gumroad community, Sahil interacts with a LOT of creators. I asked him how people that are unemployed can stand out in the job search, and how...