18 Business Lessons From Bangkok, Thailand

Just wrapped up a mastermind conference here in Bangkok, Thailand with my mastermind group the Dynamite Circle. Below are some quotes I scribbled on my phone during the two days of knowledge bombs. Hope you enjoy:

1. “Every business has their problems and opportunities for people to solve.” – Brendan Tully
2. “Don’t launch for money, launch to add value.”- Chris Ducker
3. “Starting a podcast will make you good at the most important thing at business: communicating.” – Dan Andrews
4. “Qualify hardcore.” – Brendan Tully
5. “Revenue is proof you’re valuable to people. Profit is proof you’re doing it wisely.” – Derek Sivers
6. “When making a decision to do something, does it make you want to say ‘f@#k yeah’?” – Derek Sivers
7. “No matter what you choose to do, someone will tell you you’re wrong” – Derek Sivers
8. “When you don’t know you can’t do something, that’s the moment you can.” –  Derek Sivers
9. “If you can’t convince one person your product is good, you have a problem” – Ian Borders (Merge Pay)
10. “I don’t always chase tail, but when I do –  I chase the long-tail” – Matthew Newton (Driverless Car HQ)
11. “Q: Who has the most embarrassing domain name? A:  “howtohaveanorgasmhq.com” – John McIntyre
12. “If you went to university, you should know this.” – Alexej Friesen (re: 3D vector analysis in advanced SEO)
13. “You are never finished, but you make the decision to ship.” – Ian Schoen
14. “Always challenge your assumptions about whats possible in your business.” – Ian Schoen
15. “Love is not looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.” – Korean saying
16. “At a certain point, you have to trust your instinct and know you’re on to something” – Dan Andrews
17. “No Tech Crunch s@%t, that’s not how it works here.” – Dan Andrews (re: giving equity within a bootstrapped biz)
18. “The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work.” – Robert Kiyosaki

For the “value bombs” that I missed, feel free to leave them in the comments!