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
#714 Profit vs. Revenue and the Inside Scoop on Events for Founders
#713 How to Build an AI Startup with Jodie Cook
#712 Business Partnerships and 6-Figure Launches: A Conversation with Mark Webster
#711 “Money is Your Responsibility” + News Updates
#710 The Wheel of Despair and the Paradox of Growth
#709 How (Not) to Lose Money with Taylor Pearson
#708 The Path to 7-Figure Passive Ownership + We’re Hiring
#707 Deceptively simple ways to have a better business
#706 5 Things Founders Often Misunderstand about Exiting Their Business
#705 6 things we’ve learned about having good (and bad) business ideas
#704 Moving Back to America… Was it Worth It?
#703 Counting Money Is Making Money + High-Conflict Personalities
#702 Millions for Podcasts and Jay Clouse on Memberships
#701 Your 5 Closest Friends
TMBA 700: Biz Model Mock Draft + Once Upon a Time in Mexico
TMBA 699: Secrets of a 7 Figure Brand
TMBA 698: Investing and The Price of Time
TMBA 697: This Founder Created a 45 Person Multi-7 Figure Business From a Podcast
TMBA 696: The Current Landscape for Bootstrapped Businesses with Rob Walling
TMBA 695: The Money Theory of Location And Why Employee Scorecards Are So Helpful
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