Noah Kagan Presents

Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, a health tech company that lets you track your blood glucose level in real-time using a device that you can stick on your arm and an app. Sam says they are on a mission to solve the metabolic health crisis.

Prior to that, Sam was already a three-time founder either as the CTO or Engineering Lead. This is his first time being a CEO and he has tons of interesting lessons to share.

https://okdork.com/podcast/234

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Sam Parr is a serial hustler, entrepreneur, & co-host of the top 10 business podcast, My First Million.

Many years ago, he read an article on my blog about starting conferences. He took the insights from that article and started Hustle Con, a TED-like conference for entrepreneurs.

In 2016, he turned Hustle Con into The Hustle, a highly successful business newsletter viewed by over one million-plus people every day. The Hustle was acquired by HubSpot in 2021 for tens of millions of dollars.

His other entrepreneurial endeavors include a chain of hot dog stands, an online liquor store, and a roommate matching startup.

https://okdork.com/podcast/233

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In today's episode, we ran out of episodes… so George, our intern, asked me to answer some of your most popular questions that you think I might have an answer to.

Also, I figured it's time I did another Q&A because I love y'all, and I want to continue to be your guys' biggest cheerleader!

https://okdork.com/podcast/232

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Blake Masters is the COO at Thiel Capital and President of The Thiel Foundation.

He also co-authored the popular business book Zero to One with Peter Thiel in 2014.

Blake is currently running for the U.S Senate in Arizona, and in this episode, we talk about the similarities between running a political campaign versus running a startup.

Quick disclaimer: the political views, information, or opinions expressed during this episode are solely those of the individuals expressing them.

https://okdork.com/podcast/231

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Dronies is an NFT project is created by a group of people that own a really cool design agency called Unfold.

They've worked with Facebook, Samsung, Berkshire Hathaway, and Adobe.

And now they are creating the first NFT project that is partnered up with the creators of Solana, a cryptocurrency that might be the killer of Ethereum.

https://okdork.com/podcast/230

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A couple of months ago, I stepped back in as the CEO of AppSumo, a company I started 11 years ago.

It's been 5 years since I was CEO, and the company has 50xed in size.

We've got close to 100 people working with us, and we're making close to $100M this year.

I've been learning A LOT about leadership after coming back, and I want to share some of these lessons I've been learning with you guys.

Show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/229

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What are the signs that you are going to be successful?

In my 20 years as an entrepreneur, I've met a lot of young and ambitious people, and few of them stood out. These are people I can see doing really well no matter what, and a couple of them have already gone on to start huge companies.

In this episode, I share some of the common qualities and traits I see in the people that generally go on to become successful.

Show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/228

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Andrew Chen is a general partner at a16z where he invests in consumer startups and marketplaces.

He is also one of my oldest best friends and played a MAJOR role in the success of my company Appsumo.

His new book, The Cold Start Problem, is dropping on December 7th.

In the book, he shares the core secrets of starting and scaling tech startups after interviewing CEOs from companies like Zoom, Twitch, and Slack

Show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/227

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The #1 excuse that wantrepreneurs make for not starting a business is that they don't have the resources: They don't have the money, they don't know how to code, they don't know the right people, etc.

In this episode, I show you how to start ANY business with less than $100.

I'm going to show you how I would start a tech startup like Uber, a fast-food business like Chipotle, or a clothing company like Patagonia.

Show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/226

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Hosting unique activities. Photography for pets. Employee referral bonuses.

These are just a couple of the side hustles you can start from home and make an extra $4000/month on the side.

Our team researched tons of side hustles that anyone can start from an iPad, phone, or laptop. We know a lot of you guys don't have any idea, so we made this episode just for you!

Show notes: https://okdork.com/podcast/225

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