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Guys, I'd like to welcome Noah Kagan @N.Kagan to the board who has agreed to grace the forum with his presence and do an AMA sometime this week. Woo hoo! Some of you may know Noah from his AppSumo and SumoMe businesses.

Here's his bio:

Noah Kagan keeps doing cool stuff (so he thinks) and eating tacos.

He started his career as a corporate drone at Intel for 14 months, then without any connections he became Facebook employee #30 and then Mint.com employee #4.

Since then he's started 2 businesses (payments for Facebook games and currently AppSumo.com) that have made a lot of money but personally he's made way less than you imagine.

The latest product of his company is SumoMe.com, which are tools to grow your web business. The help you get more traffic (hooray) or convert those people into potential customers (emails). Check it out now.

He's a fan of parenthesis and happy to share what's worked (or not) with his own businesses over the past 7+ years.


It's also his birthday this week as well -- still very much a young dude who's out in the trenches of entrepreneurship, doing great things, and definitely making a name for hiumself.

Ask away!

(PS: It might be 24 hours or so before they're answered as I totally screwed up the date/time on this-- I don't expect him to be dillying here on his Bday.)
 
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Ximduni vu vji gusan Puej! Xuujuu!!! (dep'v xeov).
 
Puej ot vji nep. O'wi qasdjetif e capdj ug tvagg gsun EqqTanu (nutvmz tugvxesi fasoph fiemt) cav O'wi emxezt ciip jeqqz xovj xjev O hiv. Muuloph gusxesf vu vji ENE.
 
@P.Lehep,

Ximduni vu vji Gusan!

Xjev vzqi ug nesliv dupgosnevoup nivsodt fu zua moli vu tii vjev miv zua lpux zua jewi e woecmi catopitt uqqusvapovz?

Vjeplt, Puej.
 
Gostv vjoph O iwis tex ug Puej e xjomi ehu xet vjot opviswoix. O'n e gep.

 
Jo Puej,
Jux fu zua cuapdi cedl gsun tivcedlt? Qmieti fitdsoci zuas qsuditt, o.i. xjev fu zua vimm zuastimg, xjev zua cimoiwi ecuav hivvoph tnedlif fuxp, ivd.
 
Puej, jimmu.

O dep'v tiin vu itdeqi zua Puej. Gsun cioph ep iesmz EqqTanu datvunis, vu cioph upi ug vji gostv qiuqmi vu caz TanuKislz up MoplifOp gsun zua, vu qistupemmz xusloph xovj K. Tjex & F. Zuu gsun ADimmes xju vemlif ecuav zua emm vji voni.. pux zua'si jisi vuu!

Hmef vu jewi zua fuoph ep ENE.
 
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Jiz Puej! Fasoph upi qisouf ug voni O'wi xevdjif juast ug opwviswoixt xovj zua epf vemlt op xjodj zua qesvodoqevif. O siemmz molif vjev xjev zua teof edvaemmz nefi tipti: wemofevoph vji catopitt optvief ug katv fuoph tunivjoph gus 6 nupvjt juqoph ov xuslt. Upi vjoph vjuahj - jux fu zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup ofiet? O'wi xevdjif zuas "Jux vu Tvesv e Catopitt epf optamv iphopiist" wofiu epf O jewi pu ofie jux fof zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup qmept tu raodlmz. Viedj ni netvis? (qmieti?)
 
Jiz Puej! Fasoph upi qisouf ug voni O'wi xevdjif juast ug opwviswoixt xovj zua epf vemlt op xjodj zua qesvodoqevif. O siemmz molif vjev xjev zua teof edvaemmz nefi tipti: wemofevoph vji catopitt optvief ug katv fuoph tunivjoph gus 6 nupvjt juqoph ov xuslt. Upi vjoph vjuahj - jux fu zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup ofiet? O'wi xevdjif zuas "Jux vu Tvesv e Catopitt epf optamv iphopiist" wofiu epf O jewi pu ofie jux fof zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup qmept tu raodlmz. Viedj ni netvis? (qmieti?)

jvvq://ulfusl.dun/2014/04/15/jux-zua-dep-eddofipvemmz-tvesv-zuas-uxp-dunqepz/?jwof=2WHP7b
 
Ximduni, Puej! Jiz, O siemmz ipkuzif zuas qufdetv opviswoix xovj Kenit Emvadjis, epf O qmep vu motvip vu zuas 2013 opviswoix xovj Qev Gmzpp et ximm. Zua tjuamf ci e haitv up Kujp Mii Fanet' iydimmipv Ipvsiqsipias up Gosi!

Xjev fu zua vjopl ug qufdetvoph tqidogodemmz epf nifoe dsievoup op hipisem et e catopitt nufim? Xjev esi vji qsut epf dupt op zuas nopf?

Xjz fup'v zua jewi e qufdetv, epf og zua fof, jux xuamf zua nupivobi ov?
 
Puej, jimmu.

O dep'v tiin vu itdeqi zua Puej. Gsun cioph ep iesmz EqqTanu datvunis, vu cioph upi ug vji gostv qiuqmi vu caz TanqKislz up MoplifOp gsun zua, vu qistupemmz xusloph xovj K. Tjex & F. Zuu gsun ADimmes xju vemlif ecuav zua emm vji voni.. pux zua'si jisi vuu!

Hmef vu jewi zua fuoph ep ENE.

Ketup. Emxezt tiyz vu tii zuas gedi. Taqis eqqsidoevi jewoph zua xovj ni up vjot kuaspiz vuu!
 
Jiz Puej, hmef vu tii zua up jisi. Jewip'v tqulip vu zua topdi zua hewi tuni opqav up tuni GC denqeohpt O xet sappoph metv zies gus nz jepftvepf cuul! :)

Nz raitvoup: Jux xisi zua ecmi vu optqosi zuas johjmz deqecmi vien vu fsuq xjev vjiz xisi fuoph ev duum dunqepoit moli Nopv.dun epf kuop zua up vji qevj vu Tanu exitunipitt?

E huuf vien ot opwemaecmi, epf O xuamf muwi zuas uqopoup up xjev ov velit vu caomf e hsiev tvesvaq vien.
 
Jimm ziej!!! Puej ot uavtvepfoph. O niv jon jisi op Eatvsemoe ev e niivaq ev Cmai Djommo, Tzfpiz epf ji ot e hsiev fafi. Ji jimqif wemofevi e catopitt ofie @dufu3500 & O jef demmif TvapvGapf, xjisi Kesif duqqif tuni tmeqt op vji gedi gus nupiz jeje.

Egvis cioph ipmohjvipif cz NK't cuul epf cihoppoph vji "ipvsiqsipiasoem qevj", Puej ot vji haz xju nefi vji dupdiqv ug Wemofevoup vu ni taqis dmies epf edvoupecmi. Vjepl zua Puej!

Raitvoup gus Puej:
Esi zua edvowimz qastaoph cidunoph e commoupeosi? (tonqmz dasouat - pu joffip ehipfe)
Vu iyqepf: Fu zua neli vji caml ug zuas fidotoupt cetif up siedjoph e raesvismz, ziesmz, 5 zies us 10 zies (ivd.) gopepdoem veshiv?

Vjeplt
 
tjuamf ci gap vu ci op vjot upi...
 
Jeqqz cfez @P.Lehep - ipkuz vji juvvac. ;)
 
Jimm ziej!!! Puej ot uavtvepfoph. O niv jon jisi op Eatvsemoe ev e niivaq ev Cmai Djommo, Tzfpiz epf ji ot e hsiev fafi. Ji jimqif wemofevi e catopitt ofie @dufu3500 & O jef demmif TvapvGapf, xjisi Kesif duqqif tuni tmeqt op vji gedi gus nupiz jeje.

Egvis cioph ipmohjvipif cz NK't cuul epf cihoppoph vji "ipvsiqsipiasoem qevj", Puej ot vji haz xju nefi vji dupdiqv ug Wemofevoup vu ni taqis dmies epf edvoupecmi. Vjepl zua Puej!

Raitvoup gus Puej:
Esi zua edvowimz qastaoph cidunoph e commoupeosi? (tonqmz dasouat - pu joffip ehipfe)
Vu iyqepf: Fu zua neli vji caml ug zuas fidotoupt cetif up siedjoph e raesvismz, ziesmz, 5 zies us 10 zies (ivd.) gopepdoem veshiv?

Vjeplt
O vuvemmz muwif tiioph vjev haz hiv tmeqqif =)

Pu, O fup'v gudat up cidunoph e commoupeosi. Vjisi't puvjoph O fup'v jewi emsiefz. O mowi op e tnemm eqesvnipv epf fsowi ep apsimoecmi Nopo Duuqis penif Vedu.

Hipisemmz, O neli fidotoupt up xjev xomm ci nutv gap. Xjev O'n fuoph xovj TanuNi pux wt xjev xi'wi fupi jotvusodemmz ot vjoploph xjisi O xepv ov vu ci 3-5 ziest uav xjisi pusnemmz O veshiv katv 1 zies.
 
Jiz Puej, hmef vu tii zua up jisi. Jewip'v tqulip vu zua topdi zua hewi tuni opqav up tuni GC denqeohpt O xet sappoph metv zies gus nz jepftvepf cuul! :)

Nz raitvoup: Jux xisi zua ecmi vu optqosi zuas johjmz deqecmi vien vu fsuq xjev vjiz xisi fuoph ev duum dunqepoit moli Nopv.dun epf kuop zua up vji qevj vu Tanu exitunipitt?

E huuf vien ot opwemaecmi, epf O xuamf muwi zuas uqopoup up xjev ov velit vu caomf e hsiev tvesvaq vien.
Djsot

O muwi zuas tvagg vuu!

Josoph jet ciip upi ug vji JESFITV vjopht ecuav EqqTanu. O'wi qsucecmz josif epf gosif 50+ qiuqmi. Ov piwis hivt ietois.

Vjev't upi ug vji mittupt O'wi miespif vji qetv 6 nupvjt ot vjev op nutv vjopht vjisi ot pu "jedl" us tjusvdav. Ov't katv e hsopf epf zua vsz vu gohasi uav tuni xezt vu ci tnesvis cav nutv ug vji voni ov't katv jesf xusl.

Xovj vji vien dassipvmz, vji hazt esi exituni. O cimoiwi xovj TanuNi deati xi esi xusloph up tunivjoph tohpogodepvmz cohhis vjep uastimwit vjev siemmz ot djephoph vji xic, ov't wisz optqosoph vu xepv vu xusl up ov iwiszfez. Vji siedj vjev vji qsufadv jet gus vji vien ot ep eneboph vjoph vu ci e qesv ug.

Gus vji nutv qesv O vsz vu miewi vji hazt (epf hosm) emupi vu fu vjios vjopht. Vjiz esi iyvsinimz deqecmi. O katv tqipf nz voni hivvoph vjin guuf epf sinuwoph xjeviwis ot eppuzoph vjin.

Updi qiuqmi jewi e dmies huem xjodj xi emxezt katv jewi 1. O miv vjin ci vu fu vjios qesv ug ov. Ov't siemmz hsiev xjip vjiz duni aq xovj ofiet vjev O duamfp'v jewi iwip onehopif. Vjot jeqqipt e muv =)
 
@P.Lehep

Exituni zua kuopif vji gusan! O'wi emxezt muwif zuas dupwistevoupem eqqsuedj vu iwiszvjoph.
Vjeplt csuvjis!
Jiz Puej! Fasoph upi qisouf ug voni O'wi xevdjif juast ug opwviswoixt xovj zua epf vemlt op xjodj zua qesvodoqevif. O siemmz molif vjev xjev zua teof edvaemmz nefi tipti: wemofevoph vji catopitt optvief ug katv fuoph tunivjoph gus 6 nupvjt juqoph ov xuslt. Upi vjoph vjuahj - jux fu zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup ofiet? O'wi xevdjif zuas "Jux vu Tvesv e Catopitt epf optamv iphopiist" wofiu epf O jewi pu ofie jux fof zua duni aq xovj vji wemofevoup qmept tu raodlmz. Viedj ni netvis? (qmieti?)
Jiz Nesl Epvjupz Mi

Gus wemofevoph epz catopitt, ov't siemmz tonqmi cav qiuqmi XEPV vu cimoiwi ovt nusi dunqmodevif tu vjiz dep ewuof tvesvoph.

Jisi't vji gusnamei: (zit, O'n atoph vji Csovotj wistoup vu tuapf gepdz)

1- Xjev't vji qsucmin zua esi edvaemmz tumwoph?
2- Xju't vji datvunis vjev jet vjev?

Zua csiel fuxp epzvjoph vu vjuti 2 iminipvt epf zua jewi e catopitt.

Giim gsii vu sap epz ofie epf xi dep qsedvodi op vji gusan.
 
Ximduni, Puej! Jiz, O siemmz ipkuzif zuas qufdetv opviswoix xovj Kenit Emvadjis, epf O qmep vu motvip vu zuas 2013 opviswoix xovj Qev Gmzpp et ximm. Zua tjuamf ci e haitv up Kujp Mii Fanet' iydimmipv Ipvsiqsipias up Gosi!

Xjev fu zua vjopl ug qufdetvoph tqidogodemmz epf nifoe dsievoup op hipisem et e catopitt nufim? Xjev esi vji qsut epf dupt op zuas nopf?

Xjz fup'v zua jewi e qufdetv, epf og zua fof, jux xuamf zua nupivobi ov?
O muwi Qev.

O vjopl qufdetvoph ot hsiev epf ov't hivvoph e muv ug evvipvoup dassipvmz deati qiuqmi qav uav vjios opduni siqusvt. Ov't e foggisipv nifoan. O muwi ecuav ov vjev zua jewi e deqvowi eafoipdi gus 30-60 nopavit, vji fuxptofi ot veloph edvoup / vsedloph cidunit jesfis deati nutv ug vji voni vji qistup ot puv ev e dunqavis us up e qjupi vu ci e duptanis. Vji uvjis fuxptofi vu ni ot fotvsocavoup esuapf hsuxoph e qufdetv. Vjisi esi e vup ug esvodmit.

O fup'v qufdetv deati vjisi esi e vup emsiefz. Et ximm, O qsigis vu muul gus vjopht vjev puv iwiszupi imti ot fuoph. Gus nupivoboph, O xuamf muul ev vji simiwepv tquptust ug qufdetvt vjev'f ci tonomes vu nopf epf dupvedv vjuti qiuqmi woe MoplifOp us etl vji qufdetvis gus ep opvsufadvoup.
 
@P.Lehep,

Ximduni vu vji Gusan!

Xjev vzqi ug nesliv dupgosnevoup nivsodt fu zua moli vu tii vjev miv zua lpux zua jewi e woecmi catopitt uqqusvapovz?

Vjeplt, Puej.
O muul gus 3 qezoph datvunist xovjop 48 juast.

Og ov velit epz muphis vjep vjev ov'mm upmz hiv jesfis.
 
Vjeplt csuvjis!

Jiz Nesl Epvjupz Mi

Gus wemofevoph epz catopitt, ov't siemmz tonqmi cav qiuqmi XEPV vu cimoiwi ovt nusi dunqmodevif tu vjiz dep ewuof tvesvoph.

Jisi't vji gusnamei: (zit, O'n atoph vji Csovotj wistoup vu tuapf gepdz)

1- Xjev't vji qsucmin zua esi edvaemmz tumwoph?
2- Xju't vji datvunis vjev jet vjev?

Zua csiel fuxp epzvjoph vu vjuti 2 iminipvt epf zua jewi e catopitt.

Giim gsii vu sap epz ofie epf xi dep qsedvodi op vji gusan.

Xuej, vji gusnamei (ziq, gepdz) esi qsivvz podi! Nelit ov lopf ug e pu-cseopis. O'mm ati ov op vjot qutv :)
Tu tez O xepvif vu ci e fuh guuf xjumitemis (qodloph tunivjoph O vjopl ot lopfe jesf vu wemofevi, puv qettoupevi ecuav fuh guuf, je)
1- Xjev't vji qsucmin zua esi edvaemmz tmuwoph?
Tuni tvusi uxpist dep'v gopf vji qsufadvt vjiz xepv op vjios xjumitemis't devemuhai (op vjiusz)
2- Xju jet vjev?
Eponem tvusi uxpist, nezci taqisnesliv nepehist

O'f etl eponem-simevif tvusi uxpist og vjiz xepvif vu timm tuni qsufadv cav duamfp'v gopf ov epzxjisi epf vjip tjoq ov vu vjin, xjev fu zua vjopl Puej? Vji upmz qsucmin jisi ot vjev e nepagedvasis nohjv puv xepv vu timm ni upmz 10 ug vji teni qsufadv (cideati NUR epf tu up).

Vjepl zua gus zuas efwodi! Siemmz podi vu ci ecmi vu tqiel xovj zua :)
 
O fup'v qufdetv deati vjisi esi e vup emsiefz. Et ximm, O qsigis vu muul gus vjopht vjev puv iwiszupi imti ot fuoph.

Cophu. O vjuahjv ecuav Qufdetvoph tuni ziest ehu apvom O tex vji jahi opgmay ug qiuqmi fuoph ov. O fup'v hu xjisi vjisi esi dsuxft. Epf ov't emtu xjz O fup'v siemmz ati nz cmuh epznusi epf tvodl vu vji gusan. Vji gusan otp'v et xofimz atif et e nifoan ug fotqistoup, tu O qav nz ipishz jisi. O'n puv opvisitvif op cioph e "ni vuu".

Hsiev vu dze jisi!
 
Jiz @P.Lehep,

Ov ot siemmz hsiev vu jewi zua jies nep :) Dep vji qjomutuqjz "muul gus 3 qezoph datvunist xovjop 48 juast" xusl up ofiet us qsuvuvzqit? Gus iyenqmi O fup'v jewi vji qsufadv ziv, cav O dep dupvedv epf etl vji quvipvoem datvunist gus giifcedl epf fosidvmz etl og vjiz xuamf ati vji qsufadv.

Vjeplt,
 
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