Entrepreneur, publisher and writer Derek Sivers (@sivers) on giving away $22 million, breaking rules, why “If it’s not a hell yeah, it’s a no.” Plus how to stay focused, why he sells directly to his readers and what it means to live a good life.
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ABOUT DEREK SIVERS
Originally a professional musician, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online with $100 million in sales for 150,000-plus musicians. Derek Sivers is the author of four non-fiction books, as well as a musician, entrepreneur, and publisher. His latest book is How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
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RESOURCES:
- Derek's website
- Derek's books: Anything You Want , Your Music and People , Hell Yeah or No , How to Live
- Derek's TED talk: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
- E-Myth Revisited by David Gerber
- Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business: The Story of Clif Bar by Gary Erickson
- Growing a Business by Paul Hawken
- Joanna Penn interview with Derek
- Saeah Lee, Derek's book designer
- Considerate Book Pricing - how Derek chose his book pricing
- Write Useful Books: A modern approach to designing and refining recommendable nonfiction by Rob Fitzpatrick
- On Writing Well by William Zinsser
- On Writing by Stephen King
- Sum by David Eagleman
- Derek's music
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