Anything You Want : 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur

Finally available in bookstores, the Portfolio edition of Derek Siverss iconic and bestselling manifesto on lessons learned while becoming an entrepreneur Most people dont know what theyre doing. They imitate others, go with the flow, and follow paths without making their own. Best known for creating CD Baby, the most popular music site for independent artists, founder Derek Sivers chronicles his accidental success and failures into this concise and inspiring book on how to create a multimillion-dollar company by following your passion. Sivers details his journey and the lessons learned along the way of creating CD Baby and building a business close to his heart. In 1997 Sivers was a musician who taught himself to code a Buy Now button onto his bands Web site. Shortly thereafter he began selling his friends CDs on his Web site. As CD Baby grew, Sivers faced numerous obstacles on his way to success. Within six years he had been publicly criticized by Steve Jobs and had to pay his father $3.3 million to buy back 90 percent of his company, but he had also built a company of more than 50 employees and had profited $10 million. Anything You Want is must reading for every person who is an entrepreneur, wants to be one, wants to understand one, or cares even a little about what it means to be human. 'a True Manifesto, A Guidebook With Clear Signposts, And A Fun Ride You'll Return To Again And Again' Tim Ferriss, Author Of The 4-hour Workweek The Iconic Manifesto On Lessons Learned While Becoming An Entrepreneur You Don't Need A Visionary Master Plan, Loads Of Funding Or A Brilliant Team To Start A Business. All You Really Need Is Generosity. When Derek Sivers Started Cd Baby, He Wasn't Planning On Building A Major Business. He Was A Successful Independent Musician Who Just Wanted To Sell His Cds Online. He Started In 1998 By Helping His Friends Sell Their Cds Too. In 2000, He Hired His First Employee. Eight Years Later, He Sold Cd Baby For $22 Million. Sivers Didn't Need A Business Plan, And Neither Do You. You Don't Need To Think Big; In Fact, It's Better If You Don't. Anything You Want Will Inspire You To Start With What You Have, Care About Your Customers More Than Yourself, And Run Your Business Like You Don't Need The Money. You can follow the beaten path and call yourself an entrepreneur or you can blaze your own trail and really be one. When Derek Sivers started CD Baby, he wasn't planning on building a major business. He was a successful independent musician who just wanted to sell his CDs online. When no one would help him do it, he set out on his own and built an online store from scratch. He started in 1998 by helping his friends sell their CDs. In 2000, he hired his first employee. Eight years later, he sold CD Baby for $22 million. Sivers didn't need a business plan, and neither do you. You don't need to think big; in fact, it's better if you don't. Start with what you have, care about your customers more than yourself, and run your business like you don't need the money. From the Hardcover edition You don't need a visionary master plan, loads of funding or a brilliant team to start a business. All you really need is Generosity. This book helps you to start with what you have, care about your customers more than yourself, and run your business like you don't need the money. A Manifesto About Living Life, Appreciating Enough, And Doing What Matters. It's Most Of What Fabled Entrepreneur Derek Sivers Learned In Ten Years Of Starting And Growing A Small Business.