Derek Sivers

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “If [more] information was the answer, then we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs” – Derek Sivers“The best plan is the one that lets you change your plans”– Derek Sivers“When you’re earlier in your career, I think the best strategy is to just say ‘yes’ to everything. Every little gig. You just never know what are the lottery tickets.” – Derek Sivers“You can do everything you want to do. You just need foresight and patience.” – Derek SiversDon’t try to do everything at once, pick one thing to go after, then move onto the next thingBusiness models can be simple and you don’t need to constantly pivotWhen given an option of doing something, it should either be a: Hell yes or a NoBusy = out of control“I believe you shouldn’t start a business unless people are asking you to” – Derek Sivers

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This episode features the profile of Derek Sivers from Tools of Titans, which is now available as an audiobook. This chapter's narrators are Kaleo Griffith (bio) and Ray Porter (profile). To check out the full audiobook of Tools of Titans with 100+ chapters, visit audible.com/ferriss.



Derek Sivers (@sivers) is one of my favorite humans, and I call him often for advice. Think of him as a philosopher-king programmer, master teacher, and merry prankster. Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22 million, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. He is a frequent speaker at the TED Conference, with more than 5 million views of his talks. Since 2011, he has published 34 books, including “Anything You Want,” which I’ve personally read 10+ times. 

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