Episode 372: TMBA372: A Conversation with Wait But Why’s Tim Urban
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
Dan Andrews; Ian Schoen
4.9 • 527 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2017
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
http://www.tropicalmba.com/waitbutwhy/ Today's guest is easily one of Dan and Ian's favorite writers online.
Tim Urban is the man behind Wait But Why. He writes long-form, stick figure illustrated blog posts on a variety of topics. Better yet, he has turned his own procrastination into success.
As you'll find out during this episode, Tim is more than just a blogger. He is a business owner, and all-around creative persona. His blog has even attracted people like Elon Musk, who enjoyed Tim's blog so much that he reached out to him directly to ask him to write about some of his projects.
This week, Tim shares the story behind the creation of his blog, his business partnership, and what the future holds in store for him.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, podcast, listener. |
| 0:05.1 | Even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial journey, know that today, right now in your earbuds, |
| 0:09.7 | you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs from all around the globe seeking to grow better, |
| 0:14.9 | more profitable, location independent businesses. |
| 0:17.8 | If you'd like to learn more about what we do and download our entire back catalog, check |
| 0:23.2 | out tropical MBA.com. |
| 0:31.7 | On today's show, Ian and I are speaking with someone who has turned procrastination into success. |
| 0:37.7 | My name is Tim Urban, and I am a blogger. I write long form stick figure illustrated |
| 0:45.5 | blogs on a wide range of topics on a sporadic schedule. That's kind of my best short answer |
| 0:53.1 | there. Tim Urban is the man behind Wait But Why and is easily one of Ian and myself's favorite |
| 0:59.6 | writers online. |
| 1:01.0 | And as we find out in this episode, he's actually a lot more. |
| 1:03.8 | A business owner, all around creative persona, I would say. |
| 1:07.6 | Very talented guy. |
| 1:09.2 | Wait But Why is hugely popular. WeepaWi is hugely popular. |
| 1:11.8 | We're not the only two fans here. |
| 1:13.3 | And this blog covers all kinds of topics from artificial intelligence to cringe-inducing |
| 1:20.7 | realizations of our teenage years, to misadventures on Facebook. |
| 1:25.6 | It's just an interesting mix of wisdom and hilarity. If you're not |
| 1:30.5 | familiar with Wait But Why, I'd highly recommend you check out a few of the articles before you |
| 1:35.9 | listen to this. I think it would give you some interesting context for the conversation. |
| 1:40.1 | We'll be posting links to some of our favorite articles at tropical MBA.com slash wait but why. |
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