Creating the biggest Facebook Digital Nomads community & the culture of failure - with Danish Soomro

Today’s episode is about Danish Soomro, the founder of Digital Nomad Nation. Born out of passion, it’s the biggest Facebook group for Digital Nomads in the world, with about 150 000 members. Danish is born in Pakistan and he’s also a Canadian citizen, he has lived in more than 50 cities in the world, he also created the residency-citizenship marketplace Visadb.io now funded by the European Union which is already covering 67 countries to help more Nomads travel the world. After building companies on the road, and having spent 30 000 hours in building failed projects, Danish will share his values, how he built the Digital Nomads Nation among his other projects and what his vision is about.

Timeline for this episode:

• 2:44: 150 000 digital nomads in your Facebook group > how do you feel about that?
• 4:20: You’re sharing all resources for Nomads on your website, can you tell us more about that?
• 6:26: What’s your vision for the Digital Nomads Nation?
• 8:19: Growth marketing: how did you start and how did you reach this 150 000 members?
• 11:16: What about seeking funds & an international visa?
• 14:30: Visadb.io marketplace: what are the next steps?
• 16:02: How did you start your entrepreneurial journey?
• 20:05: Struggles & failures: what brings you here?
• 22:26: Do you feel it’s easier to start your next business now?
• 24:11: Brazil: Why did you choose to come back?
• 26:47: What do you feel the proudest about after this successful journey?
• 28:46: What’s your daily routine?
• 31:24: Self-development techniques & tools: OKRs/Building a culture of empathy, kindness & humility

More info about Danish Soomro:
- Linkedin: Danish Soomro
- Join the Nation portal here
- Join the Facebook group of 145,000+ digital nomads
- Residency-citizenship Marketplace: Visadb.io

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Matthieu Zeilas

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