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Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

Episode 391: TMBA391: Breaking Up is Hard to Do

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

🗓️ 1 June 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized5/ http://www.tropicalmba.com/productized5/ Podcast 43:29 | Download | Stitcher | iTunes | Comment Just over a year ago, Dan and Ian profiled a productized bookkeeping business called the Bean Ninjas. A lot has happened since that episode aired. In particular, the founders of that company, Ben McAdam and Meryl Johnson, have decided to part ways. This episode is...

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0:00.0

Hey podcast listener, even if you are alone in your entrepreneurial journey, know that today, right now in your earbuds, you are joined by thousands of entrepreneurs from all around the globe seeking to grow better, 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 out tropical MBA.com.

0:32.5

Check check, Danny, you there?

0:34.3

Yo, I'm here. Let's do it. We're rolling.

0:36.8

Checking in from New York.

0:38.7

New York, New York, New York.

0:40.8

London to New York. Here we are. Beautiful. I bet you got a lot of sight seeing to do. I do. I'm ready to get to it. But first, on today's show, we will be checking in with someone else. I've been looking forward to this episode for a long time, actually. That's my secret conceit.

0:55.6

It's been in the works for a long time, actually. That's my secret conceit.

0:55.6

It's been in the works for a long time, actually.

0:57.7

This episode took us a long time to produce, so excited for that.

1:01.8

The company that we'll be checking in with today is the Bean Ninja's.

1:05.3

They offer a productized bookkeeping service, which makes use of the zero software.

1:10.2

And there have been some developments since the last time we spoke with them, Dan, just over a

1:13.6

year ago.

1:15.0

It wasn't overnight.

1:16.2

Let's break up.

1:18.0

So the initial phone call I just told Ben how I was feeling and that I think we should

1:22.7

consider one of us buying the other route.

1:25.7

I'd swing between the excitement about the future and I'd still get flashes of resentment

1:32.0

and like the negative feelings that led to the partnership split.

1:36.6

Dan, they broke up.

1:38.4

They broke up.

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