#755 - Run Any Business With Just Two Simple Things

Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Dan reflects on his trip to Mexico last week where he hung out with 200 founders and listeners of the pod.
Vulnerability, lessons from exiting a business, and a secretive membership called “being parents” were common themes.
Another major topic was the launch of our new coaching program, DC Accelerator. Dan talks about how getting to $1M and beyond takes not just willpower or desire, but most importantly, it takes discipline.
He shares the two tools required to run a business of any size. Whether you’re a 1-person operation of have 1000’s of employees, these two tools remain the same.

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Chapters
● (00:00:48) Introduction and Simplifying Operations
● (00:04:54) The Transformative Journey of Parenthood
● (00:07:09) Vulnerability and Exiting a Business
● (00:15:37) The Nuts and Bolts of Our Coaching Program
● (00:22:35) Every Business Needs a Cashflow Forecast and a Plan

Links:
DC Accelerator

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, Tommy Griffith, Justin
Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian
Balfour, Nick Huber, Mike Michalowicz, Greg Crabtree, Jordan Gal

Additional episodes you might enjoy:

Mastering Consistency with Adam Gilbert
Lessons From an 18-Month Trip Around the World on $100 a Day
The 1 Million Dollar Question