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 634: The ‘Downside Protection’ of Investing in Bootstrapped Businesses
TMBA633: Mailbag: Managing Teams and Creating Communities
TMBA632: A Journey From Productized to SaaS, Plus The Return Of ‘Donate a Business Idea’
TMBA631: Investing, Writing and Regrets, with Financial Samurai
TMBA630: Investing in the Age of Autonomy
TMBA629: Revisiting Some of Our Favorite Moments from 2021
TMBA628: Staying True to Yourself in Business
TMBA627: Building an Agency You Can Exit From
TMBA626: Talking Shop: Business Goals, Inflation, and Our Favorite Locations
TMBA625: Living Outside Your Comfort Zone
TMBA624: The Emotional Toll of the Entrepreneurial Journey
TMBA623: It's Never Too Late to Find a Business Partner
TMBA622: Mailbag: How Do You Stay Motivated After You Succeed?
TMBA621: 10 Key Trends in the Digital Nomad Community for 2022
TMBA620: The Upside of Running an Agency
TMBA619: Does Your Business Need an "Operating System"?
TMBA618: Exploring Alternative Education Options for Nomadic Families
TMBA617: Once Upon a Time in Mexico
TMBA616: The True Cost of Burnout, Anxiety, and Entrepreneurial Depression
TMBA615: 8 Simple Steps for Improving Your Sales Funnel
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