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Here’s every article posted at TMBA since 2009.
This post attempts to sum it up (but that was a few years ago!). Since then, we sold our business, and many new things have happened around the blog.
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I traveled to Playa Del Carmen so you don’t have to.
Since DC MEXICO is coming up in a few months, this past week I flew to Playa Del Carmen to explore our new venue, test out food options, and of course, determine which rock band on the beach covers Jon Bon Jovi's 1984 hit "Runaway" with the highest level of fidelity.
DC Black Invites TMBA Listeners to Join, Personality Disorders, and Business Finance
A lot happened this week! Our new community for 7 & 8-figure founders is filling up fast and we’re stoked to open the doors to TMBA listeners. On this week’s podcast, we explore frameworks for identifying and dealing with high-conflict personalities.
2023 Updates YTD - High-Level Communities, Podcast Updates, and More
We’ve got news! Dan takes the stage to deliver some big updates about the podcast, the new high-level community, and more. Plus, how you can get involved.
2022 TMBA Year in Review – Our Top 10 Most Memorable Moments
This year felt busy. Part of the busyness was travel, which for me, returned to pre-pandemic levels – with a trip every month and a few long stays abroad. Our business was equally frantic at times.
Our Q1 Business Updates - The "OMTM" Edition
Just before Christmas of last year, I wrote an annual update about the various aspects of our business. Many of you emailed me positive feedback
2021 Round-Up & TMBA News
Our 2021 Year-in-Review episode went live today. I wanted to say a little bit more for those of you following the newsletter and our blog.
Hiring Remote Employees Can Be a Pain - That’s Why We Now Do Remote Recruiting*
It was nearly one year ago today – June 2020 – that our team decided to make it a primary focus to build product and
Interested in Joining the TMBA Team? We're Hiring a Community Facilitator.
Hey all- What a year. For many of us who run online businesses it’s been crazy busy – whether we’re rebuilding, pivoting, or dealing with
Our Top 10 Inspiring Movies About Entrepreneurs
It’s time to get inspired and motivated by movies. We’re all hanging out quarantine, so let’s enjoy some movies about entrepreneurship that may just encourage us to do better in life.
Letter to the editor: FIRE Movement - What's the Priority - Making Money or Saving Money?
Today I'd like to share a letter from reader Kevin Marshall. He responded thoughtfully to a YouTube rant that in retrospect, I'm not very proud of. As in many poor and one-sided debate, I committed all the same errors I was accusing others of.
5 Ways to Start a New Business in 2020
Entering the entrepreneurial life does not always require light bulb moments and inventing the next great thing. The following are five trusted methods to help you look for new opportunities and capitalize on them.
5 Tips for Being Great at Email in 2020
Despite teams adopting project management tools and more platforms for communicating, email is still the center of business in 2020. It’s highly probable that the importance of email will continue to endure.
How to Get Started in Ecommerce in 2020 feat. Allen Walton
Have you thought about starting a business with all this extra time at home? Many people are, and they are seeking the right information on how to get started. A listener named Sabrina, who is quarantined in Tokyo wrote to us as she’s looking for entrepreneurial opportunities and wants to know how to best use this time to learn.
Enjoy Your Weekend, We’ll Be Dustin’
Dusting off the blog has revealed more cracks and crevices than anticipated. We’re fixing our RSS feed and content is on its way. There’ll be a new blog post posted on Monday.
An Entrepreneur’s Timeline for Generating Wealth
When does an entrepreneur become wealthy? If an entrepreneur can follow the path without too much diversion, potentially within ten years of starting. This generalized path to wealth for bootstrapping entrepreneurs is straight forward but it’s not the same for everyone.
Going Big with Your Business and the Sweet Spot of Asset Buying
Dynamite Jobs has started to take off these last few weeks so the question was posed, ‘how do you make your business big enough to buy a Boeing 737 within 7 years?’ Dynamite Jobs has been gently growing an audience and creating a great experience for its users since 2017 (over 1000 days ago).
Behold, We've Dusted Off The TMBA Blog
In the meantime, Bossman and I have taken to doing daily Youtube livestreams as a way to share and brainstorm ideas in real time with TMBA listeners. It’s been really fun.
Sexy Savings vs. Building Income Streams
Today’s discussion should be put into the context of the relationship between entrepreneurs and the financial independence retire early (FIRE) community. The conversation is guided by an email from a listener.
Which COVID Economic Changes Will Be Lasting? ft. Noah Kagan
To explore what changes are here to stay and what will go back to ‘normal’, Dan and Ian played a game called ‘Yay or Nay’ with Noah Kagan. Here’s how it went: the three of them set the hypothetical date of January 1st, 2021 and asked each other which big changes will continue right up until that time.
Ways to Save Money - Taxes, Money, Accounting ft. Mario Lucibello
Dan and Ian called up their accountant to get some actionable advice for saving money as well as his take on PPP loans. Mario Lucibello is a CPA, a tax strategist, and the team’s go-to person for financial questions.