Episode 114: TMBA 114 (LBP103) – The Hero Skillset and Why No One Likes A Sell Out
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2012
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Dan goes back to his roots tearing up Vietnam while Ian gets multi-cultural by voice-overing one of the funniest Italian accents in iTunes podcasting history.
This week the guys got an email from an eager and ambitious listener, Skyler: I’m extremely passionate about entrepreneurship, however, I’ve found that it can be hard to find the right opportunities. So while I have the passion, I don’t think I have the necessary skills or experience at this point. One of my goals is to work for you guys at some point, so I just wanted to find out if there’s any one skill that I should try to develop over the next year or two?
The guys chewed on the question for a couple days. What are they looking for in employees and contractors? What skill is any entrepreneur looking for in employees and contractors? At the end of all that thinking (and a bit of a Vietnamese food coma) they found 5 skillsets that will be vital to anyone looking to hustle their way to a life of freedom and opportunity.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Tony, so the other day, you want to hear the story? The other day, I took my, so I got this new ride, you know, I got a BMW, it's nice, you know? But it's a little older, so it needed some exhaust work, you know? So I took it down to Tony, and you know what Tony told me? He said, hey, Ian, it's going to be $500. And I was like, Tony, do I look like a guy that has $500? |
| 0:23.6 | And he said, look, Ian, I don't care if you come here in a suit, I don't care if you |
| 0:27.6 | come here in flip-flops, I need $500 for this muffler, you know? |
| 0:31.6 | Tony don't care if I got money or not because he needs the $500. |
| 0:35.6 | That's what he charges for the muffler. |
| 0:46.9 | Hey, podcast listener, even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial pursuit, know that today, |
| 0:51.6 | right now in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs all around the globe seeking to do the same thing you are. If you want to know more |
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| 1:01.2 | our website, lifestylebusinesspodcast.com. |
| 1:09.0 | Yeah, buddy, it's Thursday morning. That means it's time for another lifestyle business podcast. |
| 1:13.8 | Today, I am joined by my captain, my co-hostess with the mostest, a man whose pen name is Sir Boss. |
| 1:20.0 | Ballington, welcome to the program, Ian. |
| 1:21.3 | If you guys stick around to the end of the show, I'll share with you a premium but free resource to having Apple quality design on your websites. |
| 1:32.6 | Wow, it's another Thursday morning, Ian. |
| 1:34.2 | It's great to have you. |
| 1:35.3 | Where are you coming from today? |
| 1:37.0 | First of all, who doesn't stick around to the end of the show? |
| 1:39.7 | I know nobody that doesn't stick around to the end of the show. |
| 1:44.6 | I'm coming from you, coming to you from, I would say sunny San Diego, but we are doing this |
| 1:50.0 | late night. |
| 1:51.6 | So, but I'm coming to you from San Diego. |
| 1:54.0 | What about you? |
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