Derek Sivers: Taking Care of Business
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Derek Sivers, who sold CDBaby for $22m to Disc Makers in 2014, talks about his amazing story of entrepreneurship on the Remarkable People podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth. |
| 0:07.3 | Smart spending drives growth, which is something Brex has championed. Brex isn't just a corporate credit |
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| 0:24.1 | on an AI-powered platform that turns every dollar into opportunity. In fact, 30,000 companies |
| 0:32.9 | are trusting Brex to help them win. Go to brex.com slash grow to learn more. |
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| 1:01.1 | I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is Remarkable People. We're on a mission to help you be remarkable. |
| 1:12.9 | This episode's guest is Derek Sivers. |
| 1:15.8 | He is a former musician, circus ringleader, programmer, entrepreneur, entrepreneur, and TED speaker. |
| 1:23.2 | He is the founder of CD Baby. |
| 1:25.7 | He started this by accident in 1998 when he was selling his own CD on his website. |
| 1:32.9 | CD Baby became the largest seller of independent music on the web. |
| 1:36.8 | It had over 100 million in sales and over 150,000 musician clients. |
| 1:43.8 | 10 years after starting CD Baby, |
| 1:46.4 | Derek sold it off and gave the proceeds to a trust for music education. |
| 1:51.8 | Derek is also a prolific author. |
| 1:54.4 | He wrote, |
| 1:55.2 | How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, |
| 1:58.1 | Your music and people, |
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