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Derek Sivers is the author of 5 books and founder of CD Baby, a company he sold for $22M in 2008.
(01:42) Change your framing = change your life
(07:50) Picking “useful beliefs” (and what they are)
(16:16) Why “America is getting anti-capitalism” might not be true
(19:11) Death as the ultimate motivator
(21:38) How Derek’s life changed after selling CD Baby
(23:46) Why you should do things that are NOT useful
(34:58) Being selective about what you care about
(36:54) “Kissing the algorithm’s ass”
(41:59) Getting rid of the crap you don’t need when building software
(45:42) Writing the shortest book your grandchildren would read
(55:49) Nerding out on domains
Jason Levin is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups.
Follow Jason on Twitter.
Reach out to Derek on his website.
Subscribe to Jason on YouTube.
Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.
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By Jason LevinDerek Sivers is the author of 5 books and founder of CD Baby, a company he sold for $22M in 2008.
(01:42) Change your framing = change your life
(07:50) Picking “useful beliefs” (and what they are)
(16:16) Why “America is getting anti-capitalism” might not be true
(19:11) Death as the ultimate motivator
(21:38) How Derek’s life changed after selling CD Baby
(23:46) Why you should do things that are NOT useful
(34:58) Being selective about what you care about
(36:54) “Kissing the algorithm’s ass”
(41:59) Getting rid of the crap you don’t need when building software
(45:42) Writing the shortest book your grandchildren would read
(55:49) Nerding out on domains
Jason Levin is a viral marketer and Head of Growth at Product Hunt. Read Jason's weekly advice column on organic social media growth for startups.
Follow Jason on Twitter.
Reach out to Derek on his website.
Subscribe to Jason on YouTube.
Past guests of The Jason Levin Show include: Eric Jorgenson, Greg Isenberg, Jack Raines, Paul Millerd, Mike Solana, Danny Miranda, Billy Oppenheimer, Jack Rhysider, Ben Wilson, and more.