Episode 295: TMBA295: Our Hobo in Tokyo – Living on the Cheap in Japan
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2015
⏱️ 26 minutes
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http://www.tropicalmba.com/tokyo/ This week on the show, I'm talking to Chris Kirkland from the Hobo CEO podcast. His show explores the philosophical side of the digital nomad movement. Chris is a veteran of the location independent scene, having founded his first location-independent business Artweb in 2005. One of Chris' more recent ventures is TokyoCheapo.com, a content-based business dedicated to educating travelers and expatriates on how to live in Japan on the cheap. We'll be discussing some of the common misconceptions about living in Japan and the benefits and challenges of managing a content-based business model.
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| 0:00.0 | Teach me the chicken test. |
| 0:01.4 | It's very simple. |
| 0:02.5 | So I'm going to say chicken in a moment. |
| 0:04.4 | And as soon as you hear me say chicken, you have to say chicken. |
| 0:07.5 | Are you ready? |
| 0:08.3 | I'm ready. |
| 0:09.1 | Chicken. |
| 0:09.5 | Chicken. |
| 0:10.6 | Done. |
| 0:13.0 | There's a science to this. |
| 0:14.6 | I can measure the latency of the call by the speed of your response. |
| 0:18.5 | Ah, how are we doing? |
| 0:20.3 | Yeah, we're good. |
| 0:25.6 | Hey, podcast, listener. Even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial journey, know that today, |
| 0:30.4 | right now in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs from all around the |
| 0:34.9 | globe seeking to grow better, more profitable, location-independent |
| 0:38.8 | businesses. If you'd like to learn more about what we do and download our entire back catalog, |
| 0:44.9 | check out tropical MBA.com. |
| 0:59.3 | This week on the show, I'm talking to Chris Kirkland from the Hobo CEO podcast. And it's not just a clever name. |
| 1:01.1 | It's a really cool show. |
| 1:02.4 | It's sort of like the philosophical corner of the location independent movement. |
| 1:06.5 | I highly recommend it. |
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