197: Technology and Tacos—From Fired Facebook Employee to Eight-Figure Founder, With Noah Kagan of Sumo

197: Technology and Tacos—From Fired Facebook Employee to Eight-Figure Founder, With Noah Kagan of Sumo

At 24 years of age Noah Kagan got tired of being fired. After getting the boot from Facebook and other companies, Kagan decided to create his own job and live life by his own rules. Those rules included posting taco-loving blogs, shooting over-the-top YouTube vids and creating Sumo, an eight-figure global company that empowers business owners to grow their brands using cool, geeky software tools. Kagan likes to make business exciting and embraces the madness of entrepreneurial life. But aside from his contagious energy, he has a lot of knowledge and loves to help entrepreneurs. In this interview, he shares the lessons he learned building an eight-figure company and his top tips for hiring and maintaining A-player teams. Kagan also stresses the importance of building relationships in this “era of Tinder-ization,” and teaches entrepreneurs how to set and track intentional goals to drive companies forward. Throw back a few (drinks or tacos) and listen in as Kagan shares his life and business adventures and helps entrepreneurs build and market profitable businesses. Key Takeaways The underestimated importance of relationship building in today’s market How to create and keep a team of innovative employees who are team players Why some vanity metrics, although exciting, can be a time and talent suck How to set long and short-term goals that advance businesses

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598: (Solo) Your Brand Is Not a Logo: Why Most Founders Get Stuck Before They Even Launch

598: (Solo) Your Brand Is Not a Logo: Why Most Founders Get Stuck Before They Even Launch

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597: How She Built a $33M App with ZERO Ads | Tezza Barton

597: How She Built a $33M App with ZERO Ads | Tezza Barton

Tezza Barton bootstrapped the Tezza app from a two-person passion project into a 25M+ download, $33M/year creative-tech brand—with just 15 employees and zero paid ads for the first four years. In th...

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596: (Solo) The Most Unexpected Lessons I Learned From Scooter Braun

596: (Solo) The Most Unexpected Lessons I Learned From Scooter Braun

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TRAILER: Welcome to The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan

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The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan is where ambitious founders get real playbooks, not theory. Every week, Nathan sits down with the world’s top entrepreneurs and operators to unpack how they built, ...

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595: She Turned Handmade Jewellery Into $10M Brand | Pia Mance

595: She Turned Handmade Jewellery Into $10M Brand | Pia Mance

Pia Mance started Heaven Mayhem in 2022 with just $900 and scaled it into a $10M accessories brand in under three years. In this interview, Pia breaks down the scrappy steps she took to launch her...

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594: (Solo) The Mindset Lessons I’ve Learned From 100+ Founders

594: (Solo) The Mindset Lessons I’ve Learned From 100+ Founders

Most founders obsess over tactics, hacks, and strategies. But the truth? None of it matters if you don’t have the right mindset. In this episode, I share the mental frameworks I’ve learned after a de...

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593: Phoebe Gates: Building an AI Fashion Startup Backed by Kris Jenner & Sara Blakely

593: Phoebe Gates: Building an AI Fashion Startup Backed by Kris Jenner & Sara Blakely

Phoebe Gates went from failed prototypes in her Stanford dorm room to building one of the fastest growing fashion-tech startups in the world. In this interview, the co-founder of AI shopping app Ph...

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592: (Solo) The Truth About Originality: What Great Founders Really Do

592: (Solo) The Truth About Originality: What Great Founders Really Do

Most founders think they need a completely original idea to succeed. The truth? Great businesses are often built by borrowing brilliance — and putting your own spin on what already works. In this e...

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