Anything You Want
Derek Sivers
You started a business. But why?
Entrepreneurs often lose sight of what matters. Are you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough?
Derek Sivers accidentally started a business by helping musicians sell their music. It became the largest online seller of independent music with over 150,000 musicians and $100M in sales. After ten years, he sold the company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.
In “Anything You Want” he shares 40 powerful lessons, in two hour listen. Points include:
utopiamaking dreams come trueno moneybusiness plan is mootanswer the calls for helpThe book’s most memorable stories are from his horrible mistakes, like why saving ten minutes cost him $3.3 million dollars, and how he was attacked by Steve Jobs.
“Anything You Want” was first published by Seth Godin in 2011, then by Penguin/Portfolio in 2015. This third edition for 2022 was improved with eight new chapters.
Its surprisingly humanist approach to business, focusing on generosity and happiness more than profits, has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to re-focus on what matters and find their own path to success.
Duration - 2h 1m.
Author - Derek Sivers.
Narrator - Derek Sivers.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Hit Media ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
You started a business. But why? Entrepreneurs often lose sight of what matters. Are you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough? Derek Sivers accidentally started a business by helping musicians sell their music. It became the largest online seller of independent music with over 150,000 musicians and $100M in sales. After ten years, he sold the company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity. In “Anything You Want” he shares 40 powerful lessons, in two hour listen. Points include: utopiamaking dreams come trueno moneybusiness plan is mootanswer the calls for helpThe book’s most memorable stories are from his horrible mistakes, like why saving ten minutes cost him $3.3 million dollars, and how he was attacked by Steve Jobs. “Anything You Want” was first published by Seth Godin in 2011, then by Penguin/Portfolio in 2015. This third edition for 2022 was improved with eight new chapters. Its surprisingly humanist approach to business, focusing on generosity and happiness more than profits, has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to re-focus on what matters and find their own path to success. Duration - 2h 1m. Author - Derek Sivers. Narrator - Derek Sivers. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Hit Media ©.
Language:
English
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Chapter 1: Ten years of experience in one hour
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Chapter 2: What’s your compass?
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Chapter 3: Just selling my CD
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Chapter 4: Make a dream come true
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Chapter 5: A business model with only two numbers
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Chapter 6: This ain’t no revolution
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Chapter 7: If it’s not a hit, switch
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Chapter 8: No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.”
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Chapter 9: Just like that, my plan completely changed
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Chapter 10: The advantage of no funding
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Chapter 11: Start now. No funding needed.
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Chapter 12: The co-op business model: share whatever you’ve got
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Chapter 13: Ideas are just a multiplier of execution
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Chapter 14: Formalities play on fear. Bravely refuse.
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Chapter 15: The strength of many little customers
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Chapter 16: Proudly exclude people
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Chapter 17: Why no advertising?
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Chapter 18: And if only 1% of those people…
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Chapter 19: This is just one of many options
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Chapter 20: You don’t need a plan or a vision
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Chapter 21: How do you grade yourself?
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Chapter 22: I miss the mob
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Chapter 23: You can afford to be generous
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Chapter 24: Care about your customers more than about yourself
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Chapter 25: Like you don’t need the money
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Chapter 26: Customer service is everything
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Chapter 27: Every interaction is your moment to shine
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Chapter 28: Lose every fight
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Chapter 29: Don’t punish everyone for one person’s mistake
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Chapter 30: A real person, a lot like you
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Chapter 31: You should feel pain when unclear
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Chapter 32: The most successful email I ever wrote
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Chapter 33: Little things make all the difference
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Chapter 34: Delegate or die: the self-employed trap.
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Chapter 35: It’s OK to be casual
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Chapter 36: Naïve Quitting
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Chapter 37: Don’t add your two cents
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Chapter 38: Prepare to double
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Chapter 39: It’s about being, not having
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Chapter 40: The day Steve Jobs dissed me in a keynote
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Chapter 41: My $3.3M mistake
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Chapter 42: Make it anything you want
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Chapter 43: Trust, but verify
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Chapter 44: Delegate, but don’t abdicate
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Chapter 45: How I knew I was done with my company
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Chapter 46: Why I gave my company to charity
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Chapter 47: Why you need your own company
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Chapter 48: You make your perfect world
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about the author
Duration:00:00:22
books by Derek Sivers
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copyright
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