Derek Sivers
TED Speaker & Entrepreneur | Founder of $22M CD Baby Business
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Derek Sivers transformed the music industry by creating CD Baby, a groundbreaking platform that empowered independent musicians worldwide. After selling the company for $22 million, he made the extraordinary decision to donate the entire proceeds to a charitable trust for music education.
A 3x TED speaker with talks viewed over 15 million times, Sivers has become renowned for his unconventional approach to business, challenging traditional entrepreneurial paradigms. Through his books 'Anything You Want', 'Hell Yeah or No', and 'How to Live', he offers profound insights into intentional living and strategic business design.
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Keep your goals to yourself
After hitting on a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it's better to keep goals secret. He presents research stretching as far back as the 1920s to show why people who talk about their ambitions may be less likely to achieve them.
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