Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

#723 4 types of business coaches for 7+ figure founders and reflecting on our 15-year partnership


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Ian and Dan agree that partnerships can create polarized outcomes, either leading to a successful collaboration or a complete failure, depending on a few essential factors they’ve learned over the years.

Find out whether they think business partnerships are a net positive or negative amongst the most successful businesses we've seen, and why every partnership would benefit from a business coach.

Stick around for a free business idea ripe for the taking.

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Show notes:

(00:00:43) Intro

(00:02:09) Who speaks at DCBKK?
(00:02:31) Why getting in the right room can be the best thing you ever do
(00:06:36) The highs and lows of business partnerships and if it’s right for you
(00:07:29) Pros and cons of 50/50 partnerships
(00:07:41) Questions to ask yourself before you get a business partner
(00:21:19) Dan’s experience with business coaches takes a positive turn
(00:25:46) How business coaches can help your business partnership
(00:26:08) Types of business coaches and their roles
(00:30:56) Here’s a free business idea
(00:31:47) Tell us how you did it on the TMBA podcast
(00:32:17) Shout out to DCBKK sponsors

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Patt Flynn
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  • Past guests on TMBA include Cal Newport, David Heinemeier Hannson, Seth Godin, Ricardo Semler, Noah Kagan, Rob Walling, Jay Clouse, Einar Vollset, Sam Dogan, Gino Wickam, James Clear, Jodie Cook, Mark Webster, Steph Smith, Taylor Pearson, Tommy Griffith, Justin Tan, Matt Gartland, Travis Jamison, Ayman Al-Abdullah, Tynan, Lucy Bella Simkins, Brian Balfour, Nick Huber

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