Noah Kagan, founder and Chief Sumo at AppSumo

Interview scheduled for 6/13/2011

Discussion Topics

  • How would you describe AppSumo to someone who’s never heard of it before?
  • You were one of the first employees at facebook (#30?) and Mint (#4/5?) – what did you learn at those roles that led you to AppSumo?
  • Is this your first startup as the #1 employee?
  • How does AppSumo make money?
  • How do you find new deals (do they come to you or do you go looking for them)?
  • How many people do you have working for you? What has it been like to grow your team?
  • How do you plan to grow AppSumo?
  • What have you learned so far at AppSumo? Anything you wish you could go back and do differently?
  • In some of your writing and speaking, you get kind of personal (A Smart Bear guest post, for example) – what do you ultimately hope to get out of AppSumo personally?
  • You have a reputation for being edgy or “irreverent” – do you see yourself that way?
  • What’s your #1 nugget of advice for other startups?
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