This Is What Billionaires Regret Before Dying - Noah Kagan (Video)

In this 23 March 2024 video, Modern Wisdom host Chris Williamson sits down with Noah Kagan, the entrepreneur founder of AppSumo and a YouTuber.

Does money make you happy? What about a lot of money? Like billions of dollars. Noah has spent years around some of the richest people in the world and deconstructed some of their biggest regrets, thinking patterns and hacks for success.

Expect to learn the most common traits of super-rich people, the advice Noah wished people would stop talking about, why having a day job can be riskier than starting your own business, how much money Noah spent on coaches, his best tips on how to overcome self-doubt and more.

https://youtu.be/CB0UbjTPKUE

Contents

00:00 When Chris Emailed Noah in 2019
08:42 The Pitfalls of Leverage
11:34 Common Traits of Very Wealthy People
16:40 Finding a Specific Niche to Focus on
19:57 Taking a Less Aggressive Strategy in Business
25:53 Is Wealth Worth it? 
30:38 The Biggest Regrets of Rich People
35:24 How to Enjoy the Journey of Success More
46:07 Having Faith in Your Mission
51:52 When Can Success Be Enough? 
1:02:01 Noah’s Experience With Coaches
1:10:20 Believing That Your Situation is Unique
1:19:56 How We Shift Our Own Narratives
1:24:26 Why Money Isn’t a Good Enough Goal
1:27:28 The Greater Risk of Inaction
1:36:58 Being Comfortable With Asking & Rejection
1:43:29 Where to Find Noah