Episode 327: TMBA327: For Better or For Worse
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/dhh2/ Today's episode is the second of a two part series in which Dan and...
Episode 326: TMBA326: To VC or Not to VC, That is the Question
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/dhh/ Today's episode is the first of a two part series where Dan and Ian ...
Episode 325: TMBA325: A Conversation With Ribbonfarm’s Venkat Rao
25 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/ribbonfarm/ On this week's episode, Dan is speaking with Venkatesh Rao, V...
Episode 324: TMBA324: The Amazon Gold Rush
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/amazongold/ Throughout the history of the internet, there have been many ...
Episode 323: TMBA323: No Office Required
11 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/nooffice/ There is a movement in the internet business world where some c...
Episode 322: TMBA322: One For the Writers
04 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/oneforthewriters/ This week's episode is one for the writers, bloggers an...
Episode 321: TMBA321: Productized #3 – An Expert’s Advice
28 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized3/ Several weeks ago, we put out a call for someone who would ...
Episode 320: TMBA320: How Do You Decide When Enough is Enough?
21 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/enough/ Being location independent means that you don't have a boss or a ...
Episode 319: TMBA319: The Mind Game of Making Over $100,000
14 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/michaele/ On this week's show Dan and Ian were originally going to be tal...
Episode 318: TMBA318: Mentors – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
07 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/mentor/ On today's episode Dan and Ian are going to explore the most powe...
Episode 317: TMBA317: How to Embrace Changing Priorities
31 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/priorities/ This week we are chatting with Peter Griffin, a member of the...
Episode 316: TMBA316: How Much Should I Be Meeting With My Team?
24 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/meetings/ In this episode Dan and Ian offer thoughts, suggestions and ide...
Episode 315: TMBA315: Talking Smart Drugs
17 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/smartdrugs/ Many entrepreneurs have dabbled with "smart drugs", also know...
Episode 314: TMBA314: The 3D Revolution
10 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/3dprinting/ In this week’s episode Dan and Ian invite you to share in o...
Episode 313: TMBA313: Should I Cut Bait On This Business?
03 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/cutbait2/ Starting out as an entrepreneur can be scary – but it’s exh...
Episode 312: TMBA312: Let’s Talk Tax
26 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/tax/ One of the major issues that location independent entrepreneurs, who...
Episode 311: TMBA311: Productized Part II : ”Putting Yourself Out There Can Hurt”
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized2/ A few weeks ago we spoke with Jeff Pecaro. Jeff is starting...
Episode 310: TMBA310: A Conversation About Writing Books
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/writingabook/ Is it possible to go from being successful blogger to writi...
Episode 309: TMBA309: “Though We’ve Hit Over 100k MRR in Less Than a Year, I Still Feel Like an Outsider”
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/laura/ Laura Roeder was one of our keynote speakers at DCBKK a few weeks ...
Episode 308: TMBA308: So You’ve Been Asked to Speak at a Conference
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/speaking-at-a-conference/ Don't panic. We've got it covered with Dan and ...
Episode 307: TMBA307: The One Where a Business Starts on the Show
24 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized/ Today we are going to be doing something really special. A n...
Episode 306: TMBA306: Listener Mailbag: The Aftermath
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/mailbagz/ A lot of our Podcast listeners write into us with questions. We...
Episode 305: TMBA305: Building Teams of A Players
28 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/aplayer/ This week we are talking about hiring. If you have a business th...
Episode 304: TMBA304: The Power of Under Optimization
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/underoptimization/ A few years ago, I was at a mastermind in the Philippi...
Episode 303: TMBA303: 7 Things To Consider When Selling Your Business
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/sold/ This is an exciting episode for us. Bossman and I are pleased to an...
Episode 302: TMBA302: Launch Lessons Learned and Details on Our October Event
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/productlaunchlessons/ Today I posted our first ever public ticket offerin...
Episode 301: TMBA301: 2015 Packing List Updates
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/packing/ Ian is on vacation this week in Greece, and I am getting ready t...
Episode 300: TMBA300: Thoughts on Building a Small Business Culture
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/culture/ A lot of people have been saying that our recent episodes have b...
Episode 299: TMBA299: Getting Beyond the Blog and Connecting with Like Minds In Real Life
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/bcn/ One of the things that I've always loved about the Tropical MBA is t...
Episode 298: TMBA298: A 10 True Clients Business Model Case Study
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/10trueclients/ A common misconception in business today is that you have ...
Episode 297: TMBA297: Why You’re Going To Have To Become an Entrepreneur Eventually (So You Might as Well Do It Now)
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/endofjobs/ This week longtime friend of the show Taylor Pearson drops by ...
Episode 296: TMBA296: What Would Be Your Next Steps if You Owned This Business?
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/greenbelly/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/greenbelly/ Podcast 31:36| Downloa...
Episode 295: TMBA295: Our Hobo in Tokyo – Living on the Cheap in Japan
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/tokyo/ This week on the show, I'm talking to Chris Kirkland from the Hobo...
Episode 294: TMBA294: A Guide to Finding, Winning, and Creating Location Independent Apprenticeships
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/apprentice/ One of the most frustrating parts of the entrepreneurial life...
Episode 293: TMBA293: Start a Business This Weekend Using the Software With a Service (SWaS) Business Model
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/swas/ I recently came across an article on TechCrunch that caught my atte...
Episode 292: TMBA292: Are the Days of Having to Be a Starving Artist Over?
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/art/ Is it possible to build a business and monetize your art? This is a ...
Episode 291: TMBA291: I’ve Got Tons of Student Loan Debt, What Should I Do?
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/studentloandebt/ Last week I was on vacation in Southeast Asia with my fa...
Episode 290: TMBA290: A Conversation about Bootstrapping and Drop Shipping with Andrew Youderian
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/dropshippinglife/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/dropshippinglife/ Podcast 29...
Episode 289: TMBA289: A Career Opportunity With Our Team + Distributed Teams vs. Offices and Thoughts on Side Projects
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/workwithus/ Today we are gonna do a Tropical MBA first, as we've decided ...
Episode 288: Ask Us Anything (Business) : Starting Productized Services, Offshore, Our Future Plans
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/bizquestions/ We've received a ton of great feedback from last week's Q&A...
Episode 287: Ask Us Anything: Relationships, Business, Living Abroad, and More
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/behindthescenes/ This episode is a pretty unique one. In this week's news...
Episode 286: TMBA286: An Audio Response to Alex Blumberg and Gimlet Media’s “Startup” Podcast
19 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/gimlet/ Ian, Taylor Pearson and myself can't stop listening to Alex Blumb...
Episode 285: TMBA285: So You’ve Got Some Time and Location Freedom, What’s Next?
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/meaning/ In a nice bit of serendipity, I was in Singapore last week and I...
Episode 284: TMBA284: Why Entrepreneurs are Flocking to Spain this Summer
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/spain/ Not all of us came out of the womb wanting to start a business. So...
Episode 283: TMBA283: Ways the Wealthy Do it Differently
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/wealthy/ This weekend Ian and I shared the room with 30 high-net worth in...
Episode 282: TMBA282: Starting With Productized Services: Learn a Skill, Package It For Sale, Then Scale
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/shopifyninjas/ A few weeks ago we did a show called "An Episode For Those...
Episode 281: TMBA281: An Episode For Those Who Like to Read
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/books/ I love books. I love to read and I know that many of you do too. T...
Episode 280: TMBA280: How Our Software Startup Died a Slow Quiet Death
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/valetup/ In April 2013, Ian and I cut a deal with Jesse Lawler to found V...
Episode 279: TMBA279: Can Your Mastermind Offer Insurance Against Failure?
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/nofail/ Today's episode is all about facilitating high level masterminds,...
Episode 278: TMBA278: An Episode For Those Who Need a Business Idea
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/businessideas/ Back when Ian and I were working a 9-to-5, we were dreamin...
Episode 277: TMBA277: How Does Location Independence Affect Relationships and Families?
15 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/family/ I'm in the beautiful South Philippines today and in this very loc...
Episode 276: TMBA276: Building Startups When You’ve Got Little Time and No Money
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/7daystartup/ Do you think it is possible to launch a scale-able start-up ...
Episode 275: TMBA275: How Should an Entrepreneur Invest $50,000?
01 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/investing/ Bossman and I have taken the last few weeks off to recharge an...
Episode 274: TMBA274: When You’ve Built Yourself a Job Instead of a Business
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/builtajob/ With the help of our friend Taylor Pearson from TaylorPearson....
Episode 273: TMBA273: Stories From a Remote CEO
04 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/remoteceo/ We are talking about what it means to be a remote CEO. This ep...
Episode 272: TMBA272: Is It Getting Harder to Grow a Successful Business Selling Info Products?
27 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/espressoenglish/ This week I've invited Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net t...
Episode 271: TMBA271: Understanding and Optimizing For Multiple Currencies: A Conversation with Patrick McKenzie
20 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/patrick/ Patrick McKenzie from Kalzumeus.com has been one of my favorite ...
Episode 270: TMBA270: A Roundtable Discussion on Apprentices, Mentoring, and Team Building
13 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/returntoapprentice/ Our old friend and former team member Taylor Pearson ...
Episode 269: TMBA269: Branding is About Relationships Not Recognition
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/focus/ TropicalMBA is a podcast dedicated to the growing movement of loca...
Episode 268: TMBA268: Getting More Out of Conferences – “Breakfast is a Big Deal”
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/dcbkk2014/ Bossman and I are in Tokyo this week following our annual DC B...
Episode 267: TMBA267: The Tao of the Hustle
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/hustle/ In the aftermath of DC BKK, The Bossman hopped a plane this week ...
Episode 266: TMBA266: Growing Productized Services Businesses
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/scale/ Bossman and I are in Bangkok, gearing up for DC BKK, and we are ch...
Episode 265: TMBA265: Visiting China – Why Entrepreneurs Travel to the Canton Fair
09 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/canton/ The Canton Fair is taking place this October, so I was really hap...
Episode 264: TMBA264: The Artisan’s Approach to Podcasting
02 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/semiprocycling/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/semiprocycling/ Podcast 35:04 ...
Episode 263: TMBA263: Building Low-Risk Software Startups
25 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/fatcat/ I'm in Bangkok this week, getting set up for DC BKK and I was ver...
Episode 262: TMBA262: How to Make Your First $1,000 Online
18 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/1konline/ With over 260 episodes, some of our listeners have been asking ...
Episode 261: TMBA261: Systematize Your Selling
11 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/gettingtraction/ On last week's episode, our good friend Taylor Pearson m...
Episode 260: TMBA260: The Long Road to Mid 5-Figure Months
04 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/portablebar/ We put Taylor Pearson in charge of our Portable Bar company ...
Episode 259: TMBA259: What Does Google Know About Us?
28 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/duckduckgo/ As entrepreneurs, Google has really become a huge part of a l...
Episode 258: TMBA258: Living, Working, and Adventuring in South East Asia
21 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/travelfish/ This week I was lucky enough to catch up with Stuart McDonald...
Episode 257: TMBA257: Thoughts On Recruiting Effective Affiliates
14 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/affiliate/ Bossman is back this week and we are talking about affiliate r...
Episode 256: TMBA256: Making Sense of Awards Points and Business Class Upgrades
07 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/mileage/ Bossman is on vacation this week, so I've invited my friend Erik...
Episode 255: TMBA255: How People Fail at Sustaining the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
31 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/fail/ Will you succeed or fail as a digital nomad? Becoming a successful ...
Episode 254: TMBA254: A Framework for Creating Mastermind Events or Parties
24 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/mastermind/ Having a mastermind group, and perpetuating a mastermind grou...
Episode 253: TMBA253: A Bootstrapper’s Thoughts on Intellectual Property
17 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/ip/ We're talking about protecting our intellectual property and business...
Episode 252: TMBA 252: Do We Need to Re-Train Ourselves to Enjoy Free Time?
10 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/freetime/ We're getting into some advanced level stuff this week. As entr...
Episode 251: TMBA 251: The Entrepreneurial Quest
03 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/quest/ This week, we're talking about the four elements of the "Hero's Qu...
Episode 250: TMBA 250: Designing and Prototyping Your Own Consumer Product
26 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/bedphones/ Bossman and I are celebrating our 250th episode this week. We'...
Episode 249: TMBA 249: Getting Started With Customer Churn Analysis
19 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/churn/ We're talking about Churn rate, and everything we can learn from i...
Episode 248: TMBA 248: The “Steak Dinner Problem” and Polyphasic Productivity
12 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/lifestylebusiness/ This week, we're talking about John Reineck's "Steak D...
Episode 247: TMBA 247: How Do You Know When It’s Time to Hire?
05 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/hire/ We're back this week, answering a bunch of listener questions about...
Episode 246: TMBA 246: Should You Be Blogging?
29 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/blogging/ This week, we're digging into the archives and replaying one of...
Episode 245: TMBA 245: The Tao of the Sale
22 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/sales/ This week, it’s all about making the sale. Bossman and I are exp...
Episode 244: TMBA 244: “I Got My First Monies, What Should I Do Now?”
15 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/monies/ This week, we're talking about money. We've had quite a few liste...
Episode 243: TMBA 243: The “Knowledge Gap” Fallacy
08 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/knowledge/ Last week, we put out a challenge for listeners to email us th...
Episode 242: TMBA 242: How 1,000 True Fans Can Work in Practice
01 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/examples/ We got a lot of great feedback from last week's episode, but a ...
Episode 241: TMBA 241: “10 True Clients” Business Models
24 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/businessmodels/ This week we are going to replay one of our favorite epis...
Episode 240: TMBA 240: Knowing How Versus Knowing What
17 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/popular/ This week bossman and I discuss being unpopular in the face of p...
Episode 239: TMBA 239: 10 Ways to Cut a Crappy Deal
10 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/deals/ We've seen a lot of really smart people making dumb deals. It's ok...
Episode 238: TMBA 238: 9 Months Into A SaaS Project – 5 Things We’d Do Differently
03 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/saas/ People have been asking us to open up a little bit more about some ...
Episode 237: TMBA 237: Thoughts On the Costs and Logistics of Location Independent Living
27 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/locationindependent/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/locationindependent/ This...
Episode 236: TMBA 236: Thoughts on Getting Your First Product Manufactured in China
20 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/chinasourcing/ This week, one of our listeners challenged us to go more i...
Episode 235: TMBA 235: 2 China Factory Sourcing Strategies (and Business Updates)
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/updates/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/updates/ This week, Bossman is back o...
Episode 234: TMBA 234: Where Are All the Women in the Digital Nomad Community?
06 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/heyladies/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/heyladies/ This week, Elisa Doucett...
Episode 233: TMBA 233: Stop, Drop(ship), and Roll in the Profit
27 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/flashbar/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/flashbar/ This week, Ian catches up ...
Episode 232: TMBA 232: Is a College Degree Useful For Entrepreneurs?
20 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/college/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/college/ In this week’s episode, I’...
Episode 231: TMBA 231: Narrative Fallacy and the New Faces of the Digital Nomad Movement
13 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/roundtable/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/roundtable/ *** Are you interested...
Episode 230: TMBA 230: Entrepreneurial Mindset Fundamentals
06 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/fundamentals/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/fundamentals/ *** Are you intere...
Episode 229: TMBA 229: Explaining the Entrepreneurial Worldview to Friends and Family
31 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/why/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/why/ Damian Thompson is back after the la...
Episode 228: TMBA 228: Getting to the Table With High Achievers
23 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
http://www.tropicalmba.com/table/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/table/ Ian is back on the Tropical MBA ...