BN: 139 First Principles of Building a Business: Lessons from 15+ Years
After more than 15 years of building and leading businesses, Eli David Rokah, CEO of StartupBlink, shares the timeless principles he wishes...
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Become Nomad - Digital Nomad Lifestyle and Long Term Travel
Become Nomad is a podcast explaining the nomadic lifestyle. Whether you are a digital nomad on the road, or thinking about changing your current life to becoming a nomad, we aim to supply yo...
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20 of 139 episodesBN 138: The Principles of a Happy Nomadic Life: 15 Years of Lessons
After 15 years of living as a digital nomad, I share the core principles that have had the biggest impact on my happiness, productivity, rel...
BN 137: Book Review: Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
Recorded from the coast of Taiwan, Eli shares thoughts on the book Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. He walks walks through the passages he bookmar...
BN: 136 Anything You Want: A Book Review for Digital Nomads
Join our Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode, Eli shares reflections on Anything You Want by Derek Sivers. Speak...
BN 135: Koh Samet and Phitsanulok Adventures
Join our Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode we begin a new experiment with Eli sharing insights and experiences...
134: Different Countries, Different Mindsets
Based on a listener request from our Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode of Become Nomad , hosts Eli and Dan exp...
BN 133: Updates on Non Nomadic Lifestyle from Dan and Eli
Join the conversation and connect with fellow listeners in our new Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode, Dan and...
BN 132: Long Term Nomadic Life with Wandering Earl
Join the conversation and connect with fellow listeners in our new Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode, Eli catc...
BN 131: Week of Disconnection: A Nomad's Guide to Digital Detox
Join the conversation and connect with fellow listeners in our new Telegram community - https://bit.ly/BecomeNomad In this episode, Eli shar...
BN 130: The Rise of Danang: Southeast Asia's New Digital Nomad Capital
In this episode Eli talks with James Clark, the legendary digital nomad behind Nomadic Notes . With over 20 years of experience, James share...
BN 129: The Grounded Nomad: Staying Disciplined On The Road
Nikita is back to teach us everything he knows about staying disciplined while constantly on the move. Eli is mostly just hoping some of it...
BN 128: ChatGPT Interviews Eli: 15 Years of Nomad Life
In this solo episode recorded in Hanoi, Eli reflects on 15 years of nomadic living, the highs, lows, and strange in-betweens. Prompted by qu...
127: Tips of Working Remotely as a Digital Nomad
Living as a nomad starts with a remote job, but it doesn't end there. In this episode, Eli speaks with Anna Maria Kochanska about building a...
BN 126: Rituals in New Places We Travel To
Nikita and Eli catch up and talk about the rituals they follow when arriving in new places, such as gathering around campfires, along with a...
BN 125: Building Your Career While Location Independent
It's always on our minds as we seek to make this lifestyle sustainable -- the financial aspect of location independent work. Because let's n...
BN 124: "Winning" Cities & Countries for Nomads in 2025
What does it mean for a location to be "winning" for nomads? This is something Eli thinks a lot about -- as he plans his next flight and as...
BN 123: Never Too Late To Start Digital Nomading, & Other Listener Q's (w/ Nikita Smelyanskiy)
Our star listener Nikita Smelyanskiy is back! This time to ask Eli some deep questions about his nomadic journey. They chat about how Eli st...
BN 122: Nomadic Burnout, Lifestyle Breaks, & Long-Term Outlook
We often talk about the values of nomadic freedom. But nomadic freedom also includes the freedom to stop being nomadic for a while. After al...
BN 121: Trying Different Nomadic Lifestyles, Even At Home (w/ Nikita Smelyanskiy)
Today we have a special guest episode with our friend Nikita, a long-time listener of the show. He takes us through his unique approach to d...
BN 120: Choose Your Residency! A Quick Nomadic Guide
Let's dig in to some essential nomadic FAQs: How do you choose a place for new residency? How do you handle taxes while on the road? How doe...