By popular demand, this is a follow-up with the amazing Derek Sivers (@sivers)!

This episode can be listened to independently of our first popular conversation, and he answers some of my (and your) favorite questions.

Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100 million in sales for 150,000 musicians.

Intro [00:00]
Derek Sivers, the leader of the circus [8:56]
A framework for developing confidence [15:41]
How Derek Sivers graduated from the Berklee School of Music in two years [19:26]
Lessons learned from the Santa Monica bike path [28:31]
How CD Baby came to be [34:51]
The co-op business model [38:36]
How one e-mail helped make CD Baby a remarkable company [41:36]
How Derek Sivers responded to those seeking to invest in CD Baby during the dot-com bubble [46:01]
On his relationship with money and saying “no” to millions [49:06]
The origins of the HELL YEAH! Or No. [57:06]
Discussing the Now Now Now project [1:01:21]
What inspired the automation of CD Baby [1:03:41]
Derek Sivers’s book consumption habits and creating directives [1:12:36]
Most gifted books [1:46:36]
What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected your life? [1:49:16]
What Derek Sivers listens to when working out [1:51:11]
If you could have one billboard anywhere, what would it say and why? [1:52:46]
Advice for your thirty-year-old self [1:54:36]

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Show Notes: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/12/28/derek-sivers-reloaded-on-success-habits-and-billionaires-with-perfect-abs/

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