TRS 032: Dan Andrews From Tropical MBA on Online Business & Entrepreneurship

Today on the podcast I am joined by Dan Andrews, the host of the Tropical MBA podcast and cofounder of the Dynamite Circle and Dynamite Jobs. I've been listening to Dan and his cohost Ian on their podcast for years, basically since I became interested in online business so I was very excited for this interview and I gotta be honest guys it did not disappoint. Dan and his partner Ian have been running online businesses for more than 10 years, starting out back when hiring freelancers online wasn't as easy as pulling up Upwork. Since then they grown and sold several business, one for over 7 figures, and have started the hugely popular online forum Dynamite Circle which serves to connect successful online business owners. Through their forum they also host DCBKK, an annual event in Bangkok that is frequented by entrepreneurs in the know. Most recently Dan and Ian have launched Dynamite Jobs, a job board for people looking for work opportunities with remote first bootstrapped companies, many of them run by members of their forum. In this interview Dan and I discussed how they got started in online business, why they decided to head over to South East Asia in search of opportunities, where the idea for the Tropical MBA came from, and why Dan regrets selling their business despite the 7 figure exit. We dove into so many topics during this conversation that I honestly can't list out here but what I can say is that Dan did not hold back and really opened up about his experience running online businesses for more than a decade. I really enjoyed recording this episode and I think you guys will enjoy listening to it. If you are digging this podcast please leave a review on iTunes and let me know what you think.