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Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

#824 The Outsourcing Shake-Up: LATAM vs. Philippines

Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen

Digital Nomad, Business, Ecommerce, Society & Culture, Amazon, Founders, Cash Flow, Places & Travel, Founder, Business Owner, Cashflow, Management, Entrepreneurship, Million, Operator, Operations, Profits, Distributed Team

4.9527 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

It’s another mixed bag of business topics on this week’s episode of the pod: X’s Head of Product shares the suspiciously simple playbook to getting rich on the platform, Google’s “Photoshop Killer” is officially on the loose, emerging thoughts on pivoting away from the Philippines for outsourcing remote talent, luxury lifestyle for a fraction of the cost in Thailand, and more.

Quick reminder that we’ll be in Bangkok next month with Dynamite Circle for a week of sheer business nerdery. Details in the links below!

LINKS

Hang out with us at DCBKK in Bangkok this October
Connect with 7+ figure founders and join us in NYC this December
X’s Head of Product shares how to get rich on X in 6 months
Google’s “Photoshop killer” Nano Banana
Nick Huber’s thoughts on outsourcing to the Philippines in 2025
Dan’s next read
This week’s sponsor: https://spp.co “Your billing, onboarding & projects in one client portal”
22 FREE business resources for location-independent entrepreneurs

CHAPTERS

Audio:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:29) How to Get Rich on X in 6 Months

(00:04:51) How to Stay Consistent with Content

(00:10:14) Google’s “Photoshop Killer”: Nano Banana

(00:13:58) PH No Longer a Hotspot for Remote Recruiting?


(00:18:29) Sponsor Shout-out: SPP.co


(00:19:47) Luxury Location-Independent Lifestyle in Thailand


(00:27:22) Hits of the Week: Hormozi, Feldman, DCBKK

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:

Why $120K From Your Biz Beats $150K at a Job

The Content Flywheel Behind a 7-Figure Education Business ft. Timothy Moser

Health Advice That Goes Against Everything You Know ft. Jay Feldman

The Freedom Line, 7+ Figure Founders, and Extended DCBKK Recap

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