From Musician to Entrepreneur: A Journey of Transformation

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#777: Derek Sivers, Philosopher-Entrepreneur — The Greatest Year of His Life

The Tim Ferriss Show

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From Musician to Entrepreneur: A Journey of Transformation

This chapter explores the journey of a musician who founded CD Baby, impacting the online music industry while reflecting on personal transformations and newfound passions, such as a taste for coffee. The conversation humorously navigates the cultural significance of Emirati coffee and touches on the speakers' experiences with programming languages, particularly Ruby and Python.

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Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Derek’s books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs. His new book is Useful Not True.

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Timestamps:

[00:00] Start

[07:18] Derek Sivers: A Man who brings his own introduction.

[09:25] First mind change: Emirati coffee.

[12:34] Second mind change: Ruby to Python.

[13:54] Third mind change: Rats.

[17:23] Fourth mind change: China.

[23:24] Fifth mind change: Dubai.

[26:48] Tamashee: Come for the sandals, stay for the culture.

[30:52] Cormac McCarthy Writes to the Editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican.

[31:47] Shifting perspectives and the value of questioning preconceptions.

[51:23] Brian Eno and MusicThoughts.