Dan and Ian just got back from DC Mexico — 4 days in Mexico City with 200 founders, a third of whom run $1M+ businesses. Three ideas worth sitting with: Reading about something is useful. Watching someone implement it is better. Doing it yourself, beside someone else doing it too, is where things get real. Networking gets a bad reputation — and maybe it deserves it. But sharing a real experience with someone who's solving the same problems you are? That's where trust gets built. And trust, right now, might be the most valuable thing a founder can have. In this episode: • Why reading and podcasts only get you so far • What made the DC Mexico AI Build Lab different from any workshop they've attended • The difference between networking and shared experience (and why it matters) • How the attention economy is shifting — and what's replacing it • How to get the most out of any room you're in Thanks to this week's sponsor Wayfront — the AI-ready operating system for productized agencies. One client portal. One team dashboard. All your data, AI-accessible. TMBA listeners get an extra free month on top of the trial at wayfront.com/tmba. Links: More Business Resources Upcoming DC Events Tropical MBA is a podcast for entrepreneurs building location-independent businesses. Subscribe for weekly episodes on business, money, and the entrepreneurial lifestyle. Hang out exclusively with 7+ figure founders in DC BLACK https://dynamitecircle.com/dc-black CHAPTERS: (00:00:13) We are back (00:02:42) Mexico City Impressions (00:04:00) DC Mexico Event Breakdown (00:05:43) Community Stats And Culture (00:10:13) Reflection One Get Results (00:15:19) Reflection Two Trust Economy (00:21:17) Our sponsor “Wayfront” (00:22:34) Reflection Three Shared Experience (00:27:24) Quick Hits AI And Acquisitions (00:28:58) Optimism And Next Events (00:30:49) Wrap Up And Sign Off CONNECT: Dan Andrews is the co-founder of Dynamite Circle, author of Before the Exit, host of the Tropical MBA podcast, and an entrepreneur who has successfully launched and scaled multiple 7-figure businesses. Email [email protected] PLAYLIST: The $10K Projects You Never Do (AI Just Changed That) How to Build a 6-Figure Digital Business with Claude Code We Got Claude-Pilled

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