TMBA370: The Saturday Morning Side Hustle Date: 2017-01-05 Link: Tropical MBA It is a lot easier to do a productized service than be an agency model. Grad school is the worst thing society has done to our generation. A lot of formal education can be replaced now. The fastest hack of becoming an expert who… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2017
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Tropical MBA Notes 2016
TMBA318: Mentors – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Date: 2016-01-06 Link: Tropical MBA It is a very complex relationship. Mentor is a word that is so used that it is meaningless. Finding a mentor is an organic process. It is isn’t a handshake deal. You have to be ready for opportunities as they… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2016
Tropical MBA Notes 2015
TMBA275: How Should an Entrepreneur Invest $50,000? Date: 2015-01-01 Link: Tropical Talk Radio When you’re an entrepreneur you’re planning on a future you can’t predict. Staying flexible (having cash on hand) as entrepreneurs is really important. If you have the impulse to spend money make sure you’re spending it on an asset. Start a customer-funded… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2015
Tropical MBA Notes 2014
TMBA 225: Thoughts on Living and Working in Asia Date: 2014-01-02 Link: Tropical Talk Radio Everything in life is a tradeoff. The script for Hong Kong is already written. If you’re living in China you’re all in. Nobody really has a job but everybody is working on a business. Don’t do local business (in Asia).… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2014
Tropical MBA Notes 2013
Episode #136 – A is for Apprentice Date: 2013-01-03 Link: Lifestyle Business Podcast Give your family a framework to look at the business you’re starting. Do the apprentice hustle. In an apprentice relationship you need to find the right target. Startup School podcast. Episode #137 – The Kamikaze Sample and 5 Other Online Marketing Stunts… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2013
Tropical MBA Notes 2012
Episode #86 – 4 Online Business Trends That You Shouldn’t Miss in 2012 Date: 2012-01-12 Link: Lifestyle Business Podcast Hustle, hustle, hustle. Read the archives on adsenseflippers.com. The number one thing entrepreneurs undervalue is their experience as entrepreneurs. Important to meet your partners in person. Read. Episode #87 – Post-Business School: The Things They Never… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2012
Tropical MBA Notes 2011
TMBA01: Welcome to Tropical Talk Radio, The Scene in Bali, and Identifying Peer Groups Date: 2011-11-01 Link: Tropical Talk Radio Pick people’s brains. 1,000 subscribers is about how many to be able to live full time on your blog. ($30k a year) Bali is the Hawaii of Asia. TMBA02: Huge Tax Breaks for Expats (Plus the… Continue reading Tropical MBA Notes 2011
Digital vs. Paper To-Do Lists
Digital to-do lists are inherently stressful particularly if you are always connected.
Principles by Ray Dalio
(This is one of a series of posts about productivity books and the lessons I took from them. The series is: Getting Things Done, A Sense of Urgency, The ONE Thing, and Principles.) This book, Principles by Ray Dalio, has to be one of the most recommended business books of the last decade. Even before… Continue reading Principles by Ray Dalio
The downside to Getting Things Done
This morning I had a thought that I found a little sad. In my life pre-entrepreneurship there would be mornings where I would wake up and think, “I’d like to finish that book I’ve been reading.” That would be my goal for the day and it would be a successful day if I spent it… Continue reading The downside to Getting Things Done