Summary: Derek Sivers is a serial entrepreneur, blogger, author and musician who revolutionized the music industry pre-Spotify with CDbaby, the largest online distributor of independent music which he founded accidentally sold in 2008 for $22 million. Before that, he donated the company to a charity to fund public music education.<br> <br> Derek also created a viral TED talk called “How to Start a Movement,” blogs on entrepreneurship, life and stoicism at <a href="https://sivers.org/">Sivers.org</a> and is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2RewDe4">Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In today’s episode we discuss:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Why human beings are a competitive advantage over robotics, software and AI<br> * F*&k yes, or No!… and how to apply it to your life<br> * Why less is more when it comes to life<br> * How bootstrapping a business helped Derek Sivers’ CD Baby succeed<br> * Derek’s best advice for all aspects of life<br> * Why reading the news and social media is a bad idea<br> * How to achieve mastery at anything, and why you should<br> * Why Derek doesn’t get excited about new technology<br> * Why Derek gave it all away to charity<br> * How success can fuel depression and loss of self<br> * Tons of strategies to live a healthier, more fulfilled life<br> * Why Derek doesn’t ascribe to any -isms<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Derekk’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sivers?lang=en">@sivers</a><br> <br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>Derek Sivers is a serial entrepreneur, blogger, author and musician who revolutionized the music industry pre-Spotify with CDbaby, the largest online distributor of independent music which he founded accidentally sold in 2008 for $22 million. Before that, he donated the company to a charity to fund public music education.<br> <br> Derek also created a viral TED talk called “How to Start a Movement,” blogs on entrepreneurship, life and stoicism at <a href="https://sivers.org/">Sivers.org</a> and is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2RewDe4">Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In today’s episode we discuss:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Why human beings are a competitive advantage over robotics, software and AI<br> * F*&k yes, or No!… and how to apply it to your life<br> * Why less is more when it comes to life<br> * How bootstrapping a business helped Derek Sivers’ CD Baby succeed<br> * Derek’s best advice for all aspects of life<br> * Why reading the news and social media is a bad idea<br> * How to achieve mastery at anything, and why you should<br> * Why Derek doesn’t get excited about new technology<br> * Why Derek gave it all away to charity<br> * How success can fuel depression and loss of self<br> * Tons of strategies to live a healthier, more fulfilled life<br> * Why Derek doesn’t ascribe to any -isms<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Derekk’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/sivers?lang=en">@sivers</a><br> <br> Are you an accredited investor? <a href="https://thesyndicate.vc/ts-joinsyndicate">Apply to join our angel syndicate if you’d like to access our deal flow.</a>
