Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

#772 “When is my LTV good enough?” + Founder Mode for Bootstrappers


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“Manager mode is so tempting…” Dan & Ian discuss Paul Graham’s most recent essay titled “Founder Mode”, and how lifestyle bootsrappers can harness the power of founder mode to grow their businesses.

They’ll also address a question they get asked all the time: “But when is my LTV good enough?” How to figure out your LTV to CAC ratio and more in this week’s episode.

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From the episode:

Paul Graham’s Founder Mode.
‘Old Man River’ reference from The 5 Approaches for Getting Rich + Budgeting for Wealth

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