Dan and Ian respond to a series of spicy "unpopular opinions" about entrepreneurship, employment, digital nomadism, and lifestyle design, sourced straight from Reddit. They weigh in on whether boring businesses really win, if you can get rich working a 9-to-5, and whether meeting locals is overrated when traveling as a nomad. LINKS: 22 FREE business resources for location-independent entrepreneurs (https://tropicalmba.com/resources) Meet the world’s most generous global entrepreneurs inside Dynamite Circle (https://dynamitecircle.com/) Connect with 7+ figure founders inside DC BLACK (https://dynamitecircle.com/dc-black) Remote First Recruiting: Find your next best remote hire in 21 days (https://remotefirstrecruiting.com/) CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:08) Unpopular Opinion #1: Boring Businesses Actually Win (00:05:26) Unpopular Opinion #2: A Job Can Make You Rich (00:11:22) Unpopular Opinion #3: Strategic Planning Is a Waste (00:13:49) Unpopular Opinion #4: Meeting Locals is Overrated (00:17:49) Unpopular Opinion #5: Entrepreneurship Isn’t All Sacrifice CONNECT: [email protected] [email protected] 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, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Lucy Bella. PLAYLIST: “Lifestyle Business” vs “Real Business” (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/lifestyle-vs-real-business) Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/entrepreneurial-leap-gino-wickman) A Game of Would You Rather ft. Noah Kagan (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/would-you-rather)

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