Excerpts from the first few pages of my friend Ron Davison’s new book “The Fourth Economy” describe the entrepreneurial revolution he predicts will sweep across the world. Here’s how you and I can be part of that and help shape our world in the next century. Also, we announce our first Digital Nomad Academy scholarship recipients!

My first revelation of our incredible two-week holiday break on the beautiful Island of the Gods, Bali, the incredible value-for-money you can get in Indonesia, Thailand, and Southeast Asia, and why you should quit working for the man and go take advantage of geoarbitrage overseas.

What happens when you run a remote, online business? Find out how operating a location-independent business has opened doors to new people & experiences for me and what motivates me to keep traveling and experimenting.

Learn how you can get your hands on two great Action Videos from AppSumo—classes taught by startup founders and entrepreneurial experts that will help you build your own online business. Sign up as a member of the exclusive Thrilling Heroics Inner Circle for over $173 worth of free training and resources!

I traveled halfway around the globe to come to South By Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas, and meet with old cofounders, friends, and acquaintances. Here are just a few of the profoundly inspirational, interesting, ambitious people I met and spent time with.

Educational counselor Craig Gonzales shares how he turned his situation around when his company went under and he didn’t get paid—how he turned a bad hand into an opportunity, and earned $1000 with about one hour of work.

There is no one-size-fits-all formula for getting funding for a new business venture, but mobile lawyer Patrick Lockton has developed a short checklist for digital nomads and entrepreneurs to get their startup costs covered by finding investors, mentorship and seed capital programs, peer lending communities, and much more.

I sit down and have a great conversation with Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com, which has been voted one of the top 25 blogs 2010 by TIME Magazine, and featured on Huffington Post. Gary discusses long-term solo travel around the world, how he’s used his blog as a marketing platform for much bigger things, and the importance of just going out there and *doing* it!