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ActionCOACH Global
ActionCOACH turned an intangible service - advice - into a repeatable franchise sold in more than 80 countries. Its real product is a weekly rhythm that helps owners replace improvisation with systems.
Harvard Student Agencies
Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) is the largest student-run company in the world. Founded at Harvard in 1957 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, it employs more than 900 Harvard undergraduates each year across roughly a dozen businesses - from The Harvard Shop and Trademark Tours to Let's Go travel guides, HSA Tutoring, GroupGear custom apparel, and Campus Insights user research. Students run every division as managers, gaining hands-on business experience while earning wages that help offset the cost of a Harvard education.
Noah Kagan
Noah Kagan is the founder and CEO of AppSumo, a bootstrapped software deals marketplace generating $80-100M in annual revenue, built for under $60 over a single weekend in 2010. A former Facebook employee #30 and Mint.com employee #4 — fired from both — he turned serial rejection into a playbook: 7+ businesses each worth $1M+, a New York Times bestselling book (Million Dollar Weekend), a YouTube channel with 1M+ subscribers, and a podcast in the top 0.1% globally. He splits his time between Austin, Texas and Barcelona, Spain with his wife and child.