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
TMBA 674: Going Viral For Saying ‘I Live Better In Thailand Than I Did In The U.S.’
TMBA 673: Side-Hustle to Multi-million Inc500 #98 Business
TMBA 672: Marketing by Building In Public: From Hobby to Major Business Opportunity
TMBA 671: The Rewards Of Finding Your Niche
TMBA 670: Business Updates: Remote First Recruiting, How Much Is Enough, And a Return To ‘The Europe Question’
TMBA 669: Working Backwards And The ‘Write First’ Culture
TMBA 668: 5 Small Ways To Go Big
TMBA 667: Catching The Right Wave At The Right Moment
TMBA 666: Following The Signs In Your Business
TMBA 665: Reaching A $4M Run Rate In Less Than A Year
TMBA 664: Pivoting From 'In Person' To A Software Business
TMBA 663: Overrated and Underrated Business Concepts with Noah Kagan
TMBA 662: Expanding Education Options For Nomadic Families
TMBA 661: The Rewards Of Challenging Assumptions
TMBA 660: Five Easy Ways to Work Smarter (Not Harder)
TMBA 659: The Power of Diversification and The Welcome End of DeFi Summer
TMBA 658: Let’s Talk Fish And Ponds
TMBA 657: The Europe Question
TMBA 656: The Problems Of Being Both An Arsonist And A Firefighter As A Business Owner
TMBA 655: Deciding How To ‘Buy This, Not That’
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