This week, Dan and Ian crack open the reality behind location-independent entrepreneurship: from sipping wine in Europe (and still gaining weight) to navigating whether your side hustle cash flow can really replace that W-2 paycheck.
LINKS
Join Dynamite Circle and hang out with us in Bangkok in October (https://dynamitecircle.com/dc-black)
Connect with 7+ figure founders and join us in NYC this December (https://dynamitecircle.com/dc-black)
The episode that could have made us $1.6 million (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/bitcoin)
@levels.io’s investment portfolio (outperforming the S&P 500) (https://levels.vc)
BowTied Bull’s article “Think Twice After You Make It” (https://bowtiedbull.io/p/think-twice-after-you-make-it)
This week’s sponsor: spp.co “Your billing, onboarding & projects in one client portal” (http://spp.co)
22 FREE business resources for location-independent entrepreneurs (https://tropicalmba.com/resources)
CHAPTERS
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:44) What percentage of W-2 Income is Small Biz income worth?
(00:13:48) This Week’s Sponsor: SPP.co
(00:15:12) Are Entrepreneurs Truly Unemployable?
(00:18:34) “Financially Cozy” Level of Wealth
(00:26:18) Europe for the summer: overrated, underrated, or properly rated?
(00:27:26) Company news
CONNECT:
Dan@tropicalmba.com
Ian@tropicalmba.com
Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Lucy Bella.
PLAYLIST:
The Changing Landscape of SEO and the Influence Equation (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/changing-landscape-seo)
What is the Michael Jordan of Business Models? (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/michael-jordan-business-model)
“When is my LTV good enough?” + Founder Mode for Bootstrappers (https://tropicalmba.com/episodes/ltv-good-enough)