Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Business:Entrepreneurship
Going deeper on shiny object syndrome, Dan & Ian open the mailbag to read responses to last week’s episode. A listener shares his success story with shiny object syndrome, revealing how he pursues his entrepreneurial impulses without growing crazy. The listener emphasizes the value of muscle memory when it comes to going from zero to one successfully.
Dan & Ian will also discuss how to use societal and scene shifts to gain traction on an idea and even build a successful business out of an idea that might seem a little stupid (to everyone else) at the time.
Plus, we’re looking for our next TMBA team member! If you love reading and writing about business topics and think working alongside Dan & Ian might seem like fun (or a little stupid!), let's talk.
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Show Notes
Links:
Sign up for a DC Black Q&A virtual meeting (open to all)
Join us in Playa del Carmen, Mexico this May
The Anti-Agency Agency + High ROI Customer Acquisition
Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
The score takes care of itself (Bill Walsh)
You can have two Big Things, but not three
Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber, Mike Michalowicz
Additional episodes you might enjoy:
Business Basics: Revenue Durability, “Small” Goals, & High-Leverage Meetings
Non-Obvious Ways to Grow Your Business + Favorite Moments of 2023
End-of-Year Brainstorming, Goal-Setting, and a Mexico Meltdown
#754 - Mastering Consistency with Adam Gilbert
Lessons From an 18-Month Trip Around the World on $100 a Day
#752 The 1 Million Dollar Question
#751 “The Death of the Follower” + How I’d Make $250K in 3 Days a Week
#750 What is the Most Simple OS for <$5M?
#749 Do Things That Don’t Scale
#748 Three Phases to 1 Million
#747 Quiet Crypto, The Demand Question, and Difficult Decisions ft. Jordan Gal
#746 “Full-Service Agencies Are Out” & Other Productized-Service Ideas
#745 “3 Million in Revenue is a Death Zone" - Financial Strategy with Greg Crabtree
#744 How Transparent Should You Be? Thoughts on Queen Bee Roles & a Ticket Giveaway
#742 A Podcast About Shiny Object Syndrome
#741 The Roadmap for Turning a Skill Into a 1M+ Productized Service
#740 The Anti-Agency Agency + High ROI Customer Acquisition
#739 The Three Horsemen Holding Your Business Back from Breakthrough with Mike Michalowicz
#738 Under the Hood of an 8-Figure Business + Million Dollar Weekend with Noah Kagan
#737 Business Basics: Revenue Durability, “Small” Goals, & High-Leverage Meetings
#736 How to Have Your Best Year $$$Wise Ever
#735 An 8-figure exit and revisiting the 1,000-day principle
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