Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Episode 353: TMBA353: On the Bike with Patrick Brady

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/cycling/ In the first part of a new three part series, Dan and Ian are going to be talking about some of their personal obs...

Episode 352: TMBA352: Symptoms: Sleeplessness, Loneliness, Stress. Possible Diagnosis: Entrepreneurship

01 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/dccommunity/ Starting a business can be extremely emotionally difficult. Dan and Ian are very familiar with the personal to...

Episode 351: TMBA351: An interview with “CEO Sally.” Find Out Who Bought Our Business

25 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/soldfollowup/ A year ago, Dan and Ian published one of the most-listened to episodes of this podcast, titled 7 Things to Co...

Episode 350: TMBA350: A Discussion About The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

18 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/thesubtleart/ Today's guest is one of Dan and Ian's all time favorite writers, Mark Manson. Many of you may know him from h...

Episode 349: TMBA349: The Technical Origin Story of Leadpages

11 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/convertplayer/ Like all entrepreneurs, Dan and Ian have fantasized about putting their ideas out on the internet and making...

Episode 348: TMBA348: You’ve Got Mail

04 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/emailstrategies/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/emailstrategies/ Podcast 19:35 | Download | Stitcher | iTunes | Comment Email ...

Episode 347: TMBA347: Levelling Up Your Podcast

28 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/podcastprocess/ About a year ago, Dan and Ian were working on their annual DC BKK event in Bangkok, and they were finding t...

Episode 346: TMBA346: The Early Story of Bitcoin

21 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/bitcoin/ Dan and Ian have been talking a lot on the TropicalMBA lately about investments, and those conversations have led ...

Episode 345: TMBA345: You’re a Resident of Where?

14 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/estherjacobs/ One of the recurring themes on this show is freedom. The freedom to make personal choices. The freedom to tra...

Episode 344: TMBA344: 5 Reasons Not to Sell Your Business

07 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/notsell/ It's been almost a year to the date since Dan and Ian sold their business. They don't regret the decision, but in ...

Episode 343: TMBA343: A Look Inside Boutique Japan

30 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/boutiquejapan/ Last week Dan and Ian talked about how they hosted a couple hundred entrepreneurs in Barcelona for the DCBCN...

Episode 342: TMBA342: Come Down From DCBCN – 5 Things We Learned

23 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/bcnconference/ Dan and Ian are hot off the heels of the DCBCN conference they hosted this week, where over 200 entrepreneur...

Episode 341: TMBA341: Alex Blumberg on the Power of Podcasting

16 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/gimlet2/ Last week we teased a very special guest for this week's episode. Today, Dan and Ian are very pleased to reveal th...

Episode 340: TMBA340: When Being an Entrepreneur is ‘Meh’

09 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/meh/ Being an entrepreneur isn't all wine and roses. Frankly, a lot of it can be described in one word: 'meh'. On this week...

Episode 339: TMBA339: Can You Invest in Property if You Don’t Have Much Money?

02 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/property/ On today's episode, Dan and Ian are going to speaking with Paula Pant. Back when Dan was experimenting with renti...

Episode 338: TMBA338: What is the World’s Best Diet?

26 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/diet/ This show has always been about finding success in your business and your lifestyle. We've talked about lifestyle in ...

Episode 337: TMBA337: The Power of the Pickle

19 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/pickle/ One of the fastest ways to gain freedom from a location or a 9-to-5 job is to sell your skill set and your time as ...

Episode 336: TMBA336: Matt Farah on Breaking Through

12 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/mattfarah/ On today's podcast, Dan and Ian have decided to dig into a topic that isn't usually covered on this show. We are...

Episode 335: TMBA335: The Long View on Location Independence

05 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/longview/ Dan and Ian have been speaking about the lifestyle of the Location-Independent entrepreneur on this podcast for o...

Episode 334: TMBA334: Here’s How We Plan to ‘Manage’ Our Money

28 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/investmentsfollowup/ On one of our recent episodes, Dan and Ian spoke with Joe Wirbick about some of their options for mana...

Episode 333: TMBA333: Info Product Talk

21 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/shayna/ If you have been listening to our show for a while, you will recognize this week's guest from an episode we did abo...

Episode 332: TMBA332: A Conversation with Mr. Money Mustache

14 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/mmm/ On this week's show, Dan and Ian had the opportunity to interview one of their all-time favorite bloggers, "Mr. Money ...

Episode 331: TMBA331: Productized #4 – The Evolution of a Business Idea

07 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized4/ Longtime listeners know that one of our favorite things to do on the show is to ask our guests to donate busi...

Episode 330: TMBA330: Getting the Most Out of YouTube

31 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/youtube/ On this week's episode, Dan and Ian are speaking with Gabby Wallace. Gabby is extremely qualified at teaching Engl...

Episode 329: TMBA329: The Exit

24 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/theexit/ Jeff Giesea recently penned an article for the Harvard Business Review titled "Dealing With the Emotional Fallout ...

Episode 328: TMBA328: How Do You Manage Your Money?

17 Mar 2016

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.tropicalmba.com/investments/ As many longtime listeners know, Dan and Ian have recently sold their business. This has put them in a rather ...

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 Ian are speaking with the co-founder of Basecamp ...

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 are speaking with David Heinemeier Hannson. David ...

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, Venkat is the author of RibbonFarm, a philosophy bl...

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 different entrepreneurial opportunities. People wh...

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 companies have decided to start getting rid of offi...

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 and creators. Dan and Ian have invited Jodi Ettenber...

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 be willing to start a productized service business...

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 corporation telling you what to do, but it also me...

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 talking about the three different stages of entrepren...

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 powerful, and potentially toxic relationship in entrep...

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 Dynamite Circle who relocated to Austin, TX about...

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 ideas on the best way to handle meetings as your busi...

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 known as "cognitive enhancers" or "nootropics" but few...

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 one of Bossman’s many interests: 3D printing. Thi...

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 exhilarating and rewarding too. In the first part of ...

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 spend time outside their home country, grapple wi...

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 a productized service business and he offered to ...

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 writing a book that tops the Internet charts within the...

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 ago and she really wowed the audience with her tal...

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 Ian's handy guide. It includes: how to handle nerv...

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 new business is actually starting on this week's sh...

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've decided on this week's episode to play a round...

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 that has less than 15 employees, every single employ...

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 Philippines and the people that were involved were a prett...

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 announce that we have sold our product business. The...

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 offering to DCBKK. We've launched so many of these events...

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 to fly back to the United States. I was in the proc...

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 been targeted towards beginners. This is because we...

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 that our listeners have found so many different way...

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 to build an audience of hundreds or thousands of p...

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 to talk about his new book, The End of Jobs. We do...

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| Download | Stitcher | iTunes | Comment After taking a br...

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 CEO podcast. His show explores the philosophical ...

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 script is that when you first hear about it and u...

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 attention, all about the rise of "Do-It-For-Me" busine...

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 question we get asked a lot. One of our listeners ...

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 family, and we are all huge Penn State fans. I spent...

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 29:33 | Download | Stitcher | iTunes | Comment Thi...

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 to record a podcast about a new job listing. If yo...

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 session on relationships and lifestyle. This week...

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 newsletter we reached out to our listeners and encoura...

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 Blumberg's new podcast called Startup. If you haven't h...

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 ran into my friend John McIntyre. John is The Aut...

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. Some of us were attracted to the personal agency and...

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 individuals. We held our first ever wealth event for...

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 Who Need a Business Idea". We got so much great f...

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. This week we're going to have a simple, fun episode...

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 ValetUp.com. Nearly two years later we find ourselv...

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, and nobody does it better than Taylor Pearson. It...

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 dreaming up all kinds of ideas to start a business. Over ...

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 location last year, I met today's guests: Paul and Be...

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 in just one week's time with no money invested? Th...

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 and prepare for our upcoming Singapore Event. We're ...

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.me, we are continuing our 5 part series. The first...

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 episode is essentially going to be story time with I...

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 to share how she was able to build a successful inf...

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 bloggers for over half of a decade. Patrick has a ...

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 from TaylorPearson.me has come by this week to hel...

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 location independent entrepreneurs. Every week, locati...

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 BKK Conference in Thailand. We are gonna be recappi...

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 on his way to Tokyo, so we've decided to re-visit ...

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 chatting with our friend Jacob Puhl this week. Jacob...

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 happy to run into my old friend Matt Kowolak from Hig...

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 | Download | Stitcher | iTunes | Comment This wee...

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 very excited to run into our good friend David Hehenb...

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 us which episodes of our show are the best to shar...

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 mentioned that one of the most universally fundamen...

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 in its infancy, and he helped us grow our business...

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 lot of our everyday lives. The privacy concerns tha...

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, the founder of Travelfish, which one of the most...

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 relationships. How do you get others to promote you...

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 Paquet from Abroaders.com on to the show to talk ...

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 location-independent entrepreneur isn't guaranteed...

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 group, is a great way to handle some of the emotional ...