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TMBA 102 (LBP92) - Listener Questions: Manufacturing Advice, Biznass Models & Hacking Airport Lounges
Like the ballers that they are, Dan and Ian recorded this week’s podcast from the ballroom of the hotel they are staying at in Cebu City as they travel around SE Asia visiting with LBP listeners and members of the Dynamite Circle. With the popularity of their recent podcast which answered listener questions (and their overflowing in-boxes asking more questions) they decided to hunker down and discuss some answers. This was all after they nommed a killer gourmet cheese plate in the business lounge at the airport!
TMBA 101 (LBP91) - Are You a Hustler or an Entrepreneur?
Ian landed in Bali last Saturday and it’s been all-biznass-all-the-time as we make the most out of his time here. No one should be surprised that they were able to do all their prep at Starbucks before. Good Chai, Ian? This week Dan and Ian discuss two of the most misunderstood words in business: Hustler and Entrepreneur. Listen to this episode and learn about: Entrepreneurs Writing Scripts, Hustlers Executing Scripts, Self Confidence vs.Product Confidence, Ego / Money Focus vs. Product / Customer Focus, Self Employed vs. Building Something Bigger, Short Term vs. Long Term Thinking.
TMBA 100 (LBP90) - Rip, Pivot, and Jam: The Strategy That Launched Our Newest Product Line
Ian managed to pick himself up from a nasty spin-out on the racetrack this week to join Dan as they reveal their most recent product launch and discuss the strategy that they used to find the niche and then dominate it. Additionally, with listener questions pouring in they take the time to chat about some real problems people have experienced and how they might be able to get back on track.
TMBA 99 (LBP89) - The Institutions of Marriage and Business Partnerships
Dan and Ian invited the guys from AdSense Flippers on the show to chat entrepreneur to entrepreneur (to entrepreneur to entrepreneur!) about what it’s like to start a podcast, hire employees, and provide constructive criticism or feedback. Then they get into it and talk about the realities of business partnerships and what it’s like to build a life together.
TMBA 98 (LBP88) - Listener Questions Answered - Micro-Publishing, Business Strategy and More
Taking to the masses, Dan and Ian take a few questions from listeners on a broad range of topics vital to anyone looking to start, grow or expand their business.
TMBA 97 (LBP87) - Post-Business School: The Things They Never Tell You
After waxing a little philosophic about education and career prospects, Dan and Ian dig into the things that no one ever taught them in any business class or course.
TMBA 96 (LBP86) - 4 Online Business Trends That You Shouldn't Miss in 2012
After taking a Christmas break, Dan and Ian got together to discuss 4 online business trends that you shouldn’t miss in 2012.
TMBA 95 (LBP85) - How To Get Started Sourcing Products From China
This week, Dan, Ian and special guest Matt Kowalak talk about how you can get started sourcing products from China. Matt has been living in China for almost a decade and specializes on sourcing.
TMBA 94 (LBP84) - How To Live The "Four Hour Workweek" Dream And Make Money From Anywhere in the World
This week, Dan and Ian talk about how you can get started living the “Four Hour Workweek”-dream and make money from anywhere in the world.
TMBA 93 (TTR10) - How to Use Smart Drugs and Supplement Stacks to Get More Work Done
Today Ian and I sat down with the SEO expert and body hacker Travis Jamison of SupremacySEO to discuss smart drugs and supplement stacks for brain and body optimization. Travis owns a supplement company and has experimented extensively with a broad range of vitamins, minerals, and other drugs. We’ve long been interested in smart drugs and dietary supplements, but have found that taking the first steps to be extraordinarily confusing. In this episode, Ian and I try to get the best “first steps” for people interested in body and brain optimization through the use of supplements, nootropics, and drugs.
TMBA 92 (LBP83) - A Business Failure Story (Our GoDaddy Account is the Boulevard of Broken Dreams)
This week, Dan and Ian talk about some news items and replay one of their most popular classic episodes.
TMBA 91 (TTR9) - Run Your Own Tropical MBA, or How I Found My Dream Job
So Ian (the CEOh-yeah!) and I sat down tonight to talk about a bunch of stuff, but ended up instead telling the story of the Tropical MBA internships and how we plan to scale it through our new [UPDATE (1/2015): now retired] job site, TropicalWorkForce.com. The purpose of the TWF is to connect location independent entrepreneurs with freelancers providing services or aspiring digital nomades. Right now there are a lot of services posted on there– all services are pre-qualified by yours truly. I know these people, so we aren’t dealing with complete strangers here.
TMBA 90 (LBP82) - Podcasting, Launches, Bloggin' about Bloggin', and Chops - A Fireside Chat with Tim Conley
This week, Dan and Ian interview Tim Conley from the Foolish Adventure Podcast. Tim has been an internet entrepreneur for many years and focuses on information publishing and consulting.
TMBA 89 (TTR8) - How Your Mindset Changes When You Get Started in Business
Today I pulled Simon and Travis together to talk about some mindset issues. We were having an conversation for a few hours about our businesses, backstories, and relationships and… man I wish I would have had the tape running for that… anyway, I finally pulled out the mic and asked the guys to try and bring out some of key advice and concrete tips they have for aspiring entrepreneurs.
TMBA 88 (TTR7) - Software Development as an Entrepreneurial Crutch, Cash Runway Strategies, and Sex-ish
Another episode where we let it all hang out. Underdeveloped theories about sex and marriage? Check. F-bomb ladened rants about software start-ups? Check. Talking shit about people we shouldn’t be talking shit about? Check. Join us @ the TMBA compound for our Saturday night sit down where we talk about cash runway and a HUGE problem we see with tons of entrepreneurs who are creating web-based start-ups.
TMBA 87 (LBP81) - 5 Things You Didn't Know About Ranking #1 For Lucrative Keywords
This week, Dan and Ian interview SEO expert Travis Jamison from SupremacySEO.com. Travis isn’t your typical SEO consultant. He developed a product in a highly competitive niche (health) and had to figure out how to rank #1 for his keywords. Travis accomplished his goal and outranked health companies and government websites using grey hat SEO tactics.
TMBA 86 (TTR6) - How to Make a Living from Affiliate Marketing (Seriously)
Today I sat down with TMBA #6 Aamir Chishtie to discuss his affiliate marketing success story. Without a doubt, affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to make a living while you travel the world. Problem? 99% of people fail. Aamir is one of the few who have cracked the code. In this episode, I do my best to pull out the absolute best, no-bullshit resources on how to generate online affiliate income. Listen in and let us know your thoughts!
TMBA 85 (TTR5) - The Magic of Being an Expat and Stories from a Million Dollar Year
Today Ian and I braved some of Indonesia’s craziest roads to find ourselves a treat from home– American coffee! We fired up our new Blue Yetti mic to share some war stories from a million dollar year in our business, waxed philosophic about the magic of being an expat, and shared some critical strategies for our business in 2012.
TMBA 84 (LBP80) - How to Speed Up Your Learning by Years, Plus an Exciting New SEO Tool with Rob Walling
This week’s episode features Rob Walling from Software by Rob and Startups for the Rest of Us. Rob runs several online niche businesses (mostly software). Dan and Ian are huge fans of Rob and are super excited about having Rob on the show.
TMBA 83 (TTR4) - An Internet Marketing Pyramid Scheme Rant + 5 Life Lessons We've Learned
The F-bomb is prominently featured. If you don’t like ignorant dudes shooting from the hip, I say man, don’t bother. In this episode of TTR we also get a little negative, which is something we wouldn’t do on the Lifestyle Business Podcast. The LBP is focused on being useful for entrepreneurs. Tropical Talk Radio is more about being fun, and being real. Hopefully we can entertain and inspire for a certain subset of twisted entrepreneurial brethren.