TMBA 463: The Tao of the Hustle Redux

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In 2014 Dan and Ian published an episode called The Tao of the Hustle.

In the years since that podcast was recorded, we continue to receive frequent questions and comments about the opinions on hustle and entrepreneurship that we shared.

One of those questions recently came from a listener named Rob Sanchez.

Rob loves creating products but, over the course of his career, has failed to establish proper distribution channels for them. He feels that his insecurities about hustling have frequently led to less than stellar results when his products launch.

On today's episode, we are addressing Rob's concerns and sharing six new elements to the Tao of the Hustle, as well as exploring ways that our philosophies about hustle have evolved.

Listen to this week's show and learn:

  • Rob's struggles with marketing his own products. (1:51)

  • Why the easiest businesses to start often require the most dedicated entrepreneurs to run. (8:19)

  • How ego can get in the way of us seeing the real problems in our business. (15:28)

  • Why you should assume that others won't help you. (24:18)

  • How everybody has the capacity to be a hustler. (28:22)

Mentioned in the episode:

Before the Exit - Our New Book
TMBA Masterminds
Sponsor the TMBA Podcast
The Dynamite Circle
The DC Podcast
Help Us Choose a New Name for the TropicalMBA Podcast
DC BKK
Dynamite Jobs
Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 Announcement
Gary Vaynerchuk
The Strokes
Someday - The Strokes (Guitar Tab and Tutorial)

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Enjoyed this podcast? Check out these:

TMBA 267: The Tao of the Hustle
TMBA 425: Meet The Deal Master
TMBA 462: A Conversation with Michael Lombardi

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Dan & Ian

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