In today’s episode, I talk to Anand Sanwal of the market research company, CB Insights.
Anand bootstrapped CB Insights for 6 years… And now it’s worth over $100 million dollars!!!
He’s a really impressive guy and knows a thing or two about growing a company.
This episode also goes into the current state of the startup market, the importance of defining the right priorities for your business, and why every business SHOULDN’T appeal to every customer.
Check out Anand Sanwal on Twitter at @asanwal.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about the data that’s driving businesses forward, you’ll love this episode.
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
- The difference between good ideas and bad ideas, and why you need to be able to identify them
- The fiction book that taught Anand the MOST about business
- And the ONE sub-market that’s raising a TON of money right now
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 help you, too. Head over to OkDork.com/Monthly1K and sign up.
In today’s episode, I revisit one of our most popular episodes EVER.
I talk to Ali Abdaal - a UK-based Youtuber who grew his channel to over 4.2 million subscribers in 5 years WHILE being a full-time doctor. We recorded an interview back in June 2021 where I detailed exactly how he was able to pull this off, so make sure to check it out if you’re interested in growing your audience while working a full-time job.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about how to identify and refocus your energy on the things that matter most, you’ll love this episode.
You’ll enjoy 3 BIG things from this conversation:
- Why Ali set up an email account to find his future wife
- How to find purpose and meaning
- The difference between Type 1 & Type 2 fun
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 help you, too. Head over to OkDork.com/Monthly1K and sign up.
And if you enjoy listening to the podcast, I would really appreciate it if you left a review on iTunes and Spotify to help more people find out about it. I might shout you out in the next episode!
What’s up, you beautiful bastards. It’s your boy Paella Lover aka Rabbi Can’t Lose aka Noah Kagan.
This episode is part of the Ask Noah Series. I was #30 at Facebook, #4 at Mint.com, and I’ve helped build a bunch of companies that have done pretty well.
Today, I run AppSumo.com. It is the #1 website for software deals. We promote INSANE software at great prices for solopreneurs.
If you are growing or starting an online business, go check out AppSumo.com.
Today, we have 3 amazing questions we’ll be going over:
What I would do to 4X my customer growth in 2023
How to STOP overanalyzing and just get started
And what should you do: pick your business or your day job???
These are questions you’ve submitted, and I’m going be giving you detailed answers about them.
Submit your own questions at OkDork.com/AskNoah.
In today’s episode, I talk to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine.
Kevin is a writer, photographer, and philanthropist best known for his role as the executive editor of Wired, one of the top technology magazines in the world!
He travels all over the world giving talks on things like the clock he built that will tick for 10,000 years, and why he’s cataloging every living species on earth.
Plus, he’s a best-selling author of many books, and his latest one is out now!
Check out Excellent Advice for Living for bits of advice Kevin wished he knew earlier in his life, and tweet-sized bits of wisdom. You can order it on Amazon right now!
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about what EVERYONE’S life purpose is, you’ll love this episode.
In this conversation, you’ll enjoy 3 BIG things:
1. Why you DON’T want to be great (greatness is overrated)
2. What actually stops people from succeeding (spoiler alert: it’s NOT money)
3. The “immediacy filter” that defines his schedule
Enjoy those 3 things… plus a bunch more ear nuggets along the way.
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 help you, too. Head over to OkDork.com/Monthly1K to sign up.
And check out TidyCal, our scheduling tool. New Mutual Availability beta feature out now!
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