Founder of CDBaby, TED Speaker and Author of “Hell Yeah or No” Derek Sivers shares his always provoking counter intuitive thoughts on positioning, brevity, musician entrepreneurs and much more in this wide-ranging conversation.
In This Episode
00:00 - Introduction
04:28 - Greeting to Derek
06:28 - Musicians in business
11:02 - Power in the niche
18:54 - NIN technique
28:01 - Staying niche focused
34:49 - Testing other waters
40:42 - Keeping score
45:03 - Know what excites you
47:29 - Love of simplicity
52:29 - Be considerate
54:26 - Simplicity matters
1:01:32 - A bold move
1:04:01 - Intentional communication
1:08:59 - Training
1:10:46 - Ask questions
1:16:32 - Everyone’s websites
1:19:48 - Final thoughts
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