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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