Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle

#799 90-Day Growth Plan in 10 Questions

Mar 20, 2025

Explore a powerful 10-question framework to refine your business in just 90 days. Discover how to identify your biggest challenge and align your team's focus for greater impact. Learn to understand your ideal customer and position your brand effectively. Uncover innovative strategies for leveraging your unique advantages and carving out a competitive edge. Plus, delve into the secrets of sharing exclusive content to gain an advantage in your market. Get ready to walk away with actionable insights!

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Identifying the biggest current challenge helps entrepreneurs focus resources effectively to unlock significant growth within their business.

Defining a core objective for the team ensures alignment and accountability, fostering a culture of continuous improvement over the next 90 days.

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Identifying Key Challenges

The first essential question focuses on identifying the business's biggest current challenge and determining the next actionable step to address it. This process emphasizes the need for business founders to pinpoint one key constraint that, once resolved, could significantly enhance the overall efficiency of their operation. By doing so, entrepreneurs can filter out countless distractions and utilize their limited resources effectively, placing more focus on the critical tasks that will unlock growth. Regularly revisiting this pivotal challenge helps maintain momentum and clarity within the team, preventing the accumulation of an endless to-do list.

Intro

7min

Understanding Your Ideal Customer and Brand Positioning

7min

Harnessing Innovation for Competitive Edge

2min

Harnessing Scarcity: The Advantage of Sharing Unique Content

2min

Unlocking Business Growth: Ten Essential Questions for Entrepreneurs

10min

What if 90 days from now, your business was sharper, more focused, and positioned for real
growth? In this episode, Dan walks you through a simple but powerful 10-question framework
designed to help you identify your biggest challenge, clarify your team’s focus, and uncover new
opportunities to stand out in your market.
This is the same exercise that 7- and 8-figure founders in DC BLACK worked through on their
recent trip to Phuket—a way to step back, reset strategy, and get clear on what matters. Grab a
pen and follow along. You might walk away with a concrete plan for the next 90 days.
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CHAPTERS

(00:02:16) Biggest challenge and next steps
(00:05:20) Focus
(00:07:11) Understand your customer
(00:11:32) Positioning
(00:14:42) Innovation and unique advantages
(00:20:02) Network
(00:21:44) Business model
(00:23:53) Team
(00:25:25) Cadence & leadership
(00:27:21) Bonus

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PLAYLIST
"The Tailwind Index" & Dodging Business Blindspots
The Unexpected Downsides of Selling Your Business
Success Without Sacrifice?

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