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Dan Novaes
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Dan Novaes

Co-founder and CEO · Mode Mobile

Dan Novaes is the co-founder and CEO of Mode Mobile, named Deloitte's number one fastest growing North American software firm in 2023, and the company behind the EarnPhone and EarnOS. Born in Brazil and raised in southern Indiana, he built an international electronics arbitrage business doing about $2 million a year while still in college before moving into software.

2 episodes · Product & Innovation · Startups & Founding · Mindset, Grit & Failure
In their words
the most valuable thing that we have as humans is our attention. There's nothing more that's more important and it's the new oil.
Dan Novaes
And they gave us a five dollars RB's gift card. And I'm thinking, this is ridiculous.
Dan Novaes
Mode was born out of a series of pivots. And I would say, and I think that's my number one skill in life is constantly pivoting.
Dan Novaes

Episodes

Earn While You Scroll: Inside Mode Mobile’s Business Model with Dan Novaes
Building a $25M Business From the Attention Economy with Dan Novaes
Sep 2, 2025

Earn While You Scroll: Inside Mode Mobile’s Business Model with Dan Novaes

Aug 11, 2026

Building a $25M Business From the Attention Economy with Dan Novaes