Noah Kagan

Noah Kagan was born on February 17, 1982, in San Jose, California, attended Lynbrook High School, and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004 with degrees in Business Administration and Economics. His early career included a marketing analyst role at Intel and a product manager position at Facebook, where he was the company's 30th employee. He was fired by Mark Zuckerberg nine months in — missing out on what would have…

Noah Kagan was born on February 17, 1982, in San Jose, California, attended Lynbrook High School, and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004 with degrees in Business Administration and Economics. His early career included a marketing analyst role at Intel and a product manager position at Facebook, where he was the company's 30th employee. He was fired by Mark Zuckerberg nine months in — missing out on what would have been $1.2 billion in stock options — a story he tells publicly as the turning point that forced him toward entrepreneurship. He then joined Mint.com as its fourth employee, helping grow it to one million users before Intuit acquired it for $170 million. In 2010, he built AppSumo over a single weekend, spending $60 on a developer and a domain name. AppSumo generated $300,000 in its first year, $3 million in its second, and hit $80 million in gross revenue in 2023, when Kagan's total income was $3.3 million. His net worth at end of 2023 was approximately $36 million.The primary course product on AllPros is the How to Make a $1,000 a Month Business (Monthly1K), which originally launched at $600, has been periodically re-released at prices ranging from $1 to $49 via AppSumo's platform, and has been taken by over 10,000 students. The curriculum covers business idea generation, validation without a website or ad spend, and the process of reaching $1,000 per month in revenue. Noah's broader product catalog includes Monthly1K as a standalone asset, the book Million Dollar Weekend (published January 2024, a Wall Street Journal bestseller), the Noah Kagan Presents podcast, the OKdork newsletter, and tools he founded including AppSumo, KingSumo, SendFox, Sumo, and TidyCal — seven million-dollar businesses in total. The 365-day money-back guarantee available on some AppSumo relaunches of Monthly1K is one of the most generous refund windows in the online business education category.Monthly1K holds a 4.6 out of 5 on AllPros from 15 verified reviews, with 10 five-star ratings and 4 four-star ratings. The most common praise is the price-to-value ratio and the concrete validation framework that saves students from building products nobody wants. The most consistent criticism is that course media is dated — several reviewers flag that some video content and platform references (including Teachable's UI) reflect older production, which creates friction even when the underlying methodology remains sound. One AllPros reviewer specifically called out the lack of depth on customer acquisition for more advanced students.AllPros collects reviews by course, which matters for Monthly1K because it's been sold at wildly different price points over time — a student who paid $600 will evaluate it differently than one who paid $1. With 15 reviews on record and a growing catalog, this page will reflect Noah Kagan's true student results as more reviews come in. If you've taken Monthly1K, your review is the most useful data point the next first-time entrepreneur will see before buying. Online business and startup growth