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Anything You Want [Kindle Edition]

Derek Sivers
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Tim Ferriss Reviews Anything You Want

Tim Ferriss is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Workweek. He has a diverse background of experience, including working as an actor, speaking seven foreign languages, holding a world record in tango, and being a national Chinese kickboxing champion. He has written for Maxim and the Philadelphia Inquirer, has appeared on MTV and CBS radio, and has been interviewed or featured in such major publications as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and more. Read his review of Derek Sivers's Anything You Want:

I love this book!

Derek is the entrepreneur's entrepreneur. Just as important, perhaps more so--he is a phenomenal teacher. Whether detailing the fascinating rise of CDBaby, explaining catastrophic (but common) founder mistakes, or teaching me about relational databases in two minutes using analogies, he makes the complex simple. Moreover, he makes it all actionable.

If you want a true manifesto, a guidebook with clear signposts, and a fun ride you'll return to again and again, you have it here in this book. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. --Tim Ferriss


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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 multi-million dollar company by following your passion. In Anything You Want, Sivers details his journey and the lessons learned along the way of creating CD Baby and building a business close to his heart. “[Sivers is] one of the last music-business folk heroes,” says Esquire magazine. His less-scripted approach to business is refreshing and will educate readers to feel empowered to follow their own dreams. Aspiring entrepreneurs and others trying to make their own way will be particularly comforted by Sivers straight talk and transparency -a reminder that anything you want is within your reach.

Anything You Want is also available in a 5 pack, 52 pack and very limited edition Collectible, signed by Derek.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book takes about an hour to read but it will probably change the way you think about life.

Lots of people I know want to be entrepreneurs. Lots of people I know are entrepreneurs. Not enough of the people I know have worked out what is important in their lives. This book by Derek Sivers will probably help them work out what is important to them.

I read this book on holiday. I left it lying around one evening and the next morning a lawyer came up to me and apologised for 'stealing' the book but he had seen it on a table and picked it up out of curiosity. He was thinking very hard about leaving his firm and becoming an entrepreneur. This book persuaded him he shouldn't. He didn't have the passion for it.

I bought a few copies for people I know that I know are struggling with hard things in their business and personal lives. Without exception, they have come back with a fresh perspective and bought a copy for someone else they know.

It is hard to define what makes this book special. I am about as far from a wafty, softy new age person as you can get. It just offers some great and fresh perspectives on life. You don't have to accept it all as truth.

I enjoyed it, and enjoyed giving it away to people so much that I bought 380 extra copies for the attendees at Business of Software this year.

You also get free access to a whole load of music that is pretty cool too.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Not just a book about building a business, this is a beautiful story of living life. Forget the self help, Power of Now stuff. Read a real life example of how to be happy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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It's easy to mistrust a set of five-star reviews. As I write this, all the reviewers that have gone before me have also given this book five stars.

Deservedly so. It is a little gem with a lot of thought-provoking insights for anyone determined to make a success of their own business. Sivers comes across as man who is not just smart, but wise as well. It's short, well-written, and well worth reading if you own or aspire to own your own business.
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Anything You Want by Derek Sivers
A sort-of vitamin supplement for budding start-ups and established business-folk. This is bitesize, painless and full of the good stuff. Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. A.
I liked it, but is it 5 * ??
I liked this book, but im not sure its 5* !

This book is not really going to tell you much about being an entrepreneur, but it is easy to read, with some though... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ice Cream Boy
Light, insighfull and encouraging read.
I really enjoyed reading Derek Siver's experiences and thoughts.

This book is easy to read. Read more
Published 4 months ago by David
Interesting and thought provoking
The story of how a twenty-something musician accidentally started a business with $500 and built up and sold a company worth $22 million. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kristofor Bolton
Anti-MBA in 2 hours
A simply story of how one man's passion led to a success he had never dreamt of or even wanted. Using a no-nonsense language, Sivers explains how commitment and sticking to his... Read more
Published 5 months ago by RobertBlaszczak
Worth every penny
The book is both entertaining and practical, you probably would get through it in an hour, the author has an easy style about him with regards to his business - an easy method to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Avril
Bite-size read
It's been a while since I read a book twice and an age since i actually made some notes on a book while i was reading it (I think that would have been "Romeo and Juliet" when I was... Read more
Published 10 months ago by ADN
Great book, business wisdom in bite-sized chunks
I really enjoyed this book. Although it might not be the 'manual for success' that some people might be looking for it does challenge you to think for yourself whilst taking on... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Johnny Boy
'Making dreams come true for others and for yourself'
Another fantastic book from The Domino Project, 'Anything You Want' tells how Derek Sivers (Founder of CD Baby) almost accidentally turned a hobby into a hugely successful business... Read more
Published 10 months ago by lordlancaster
Inspirational, practical and easily digestible
his is a short, well-written, thought-provoking, deep, entertaining and useful book. Ostensibly a set of stories about Derek Sivers's journey building and selling CD Baby, it's... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Neil Davidson
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