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Anything You Want: 40 lessons for a new kind of entrepreneur Kindle Edition

by Derek Sivers (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 313 ratings
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You started a business. But why?

Entrepreneurs often lose sight of what matters. Are you helping people? Are they happy? Are you happy? Are you profitable? Isn't that enough?

Derek Sivers accidentally started a business by helping musicians sell their music. It became the largest online seller of independent music with over 150,000 musicians and $100M in sales. After ten years, he sold the company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.

In “Anything You Want” he shares 40 powerful lessons, in a book you can read in about an hour. Points include:

  • When you make a company, you make your utopia — your perfect world.
  • Business is not about money. It’s about making dreams come true for others and for yourself.
  • Starting with no money is an advantage. You don’t need money to start helping people.
  • Your business plan is moot. You don’t know what people really want until you launch.
  • Don’t pursue business just for your own gain. Only answer the calls for help.
  • By focusing entirely on thrilling your customers - even at an occasional loss - you ultimately profit more, because of the loyalty and word-of-mouth marketing that comes only when you place your customer’s needs over your own.

The book’s most memorable stories are from his horrible mistakes, like why saving ten minutes cost him $3.3 million dollars, and how he was attacked by Steve Jobs.

“Anything You Want” was first published by Seth Godin in 2011, then by Penguin/Portfolio in 2015. This third edition for 2022 was improved with eight new chapters.

Its surprisingly humanist approach to business, focusing on generosity and happiness more than profits, has helped thousands of entrepreneurs to re-focus on what matters and find their own path to success.

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"Anything You Want is a business book like no other. Derek Sivers built a business a different way, a human way. He did it with no investment and a series of apparently crazy principles. And they work. They worked for him and they might work for you. A brilliant book."

- Seth Godin, author of This Is Marketing


"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 CD Baby, 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, author of The 4-Hour Workweek


"One of the last music business folk heroes. Derek Sivers is changing the way music is bought and sold."

- Esquire magazine

About the Author

Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct writing style.Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.Sivers' books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B3JM67VW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hit Media; 3rd edition (June 7, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 7, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1126 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1991152396
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 313 ratings

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Derek Sivers is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising quotable insights and pithy succinct writing style.

Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity.

Sivers’ books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and newest projects are at his website: sive.rs

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Kyle W Ellerbrock
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2024
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Loved it. Short. Concise and easy to read. Full of wise business advice for any entrepreneur. Can read in 1 sitting
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Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars wow!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2023
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Amazing book, one of the best business books i've ever read!
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BK2
4.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME BOOK!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022
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It’s an really good book and it has very good information and I would recommend to anyone who is an entrepreneur or starting in business or entrepreneurship so it is a good book!
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michaeljoelbecker
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I've read all year
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2023
The way Derek presents his insights so poignantly and with so much potency - but with such simplicity - is pretty much unmatched. Quick read, you can get it read in a couple hours easily. But so many little "aha moments" within. Great mini journey through some of the biggest mind shifts for any entrepreneur!
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Raed alramadan
5.0 out of 5 stars Rare book in this generation
Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2023
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Unfortunately, the new generation of books are all about how to be gready and gain much. This book is a rare find that tells you how to be a good person then a better businessman. How to be generous and care about people rather than money. It reminded me of the book How to win Friends and influence people. Compact size easy read.
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Treuer Amazonkunde
5.0 out of 5 stars super!
Reviewed in Germany on May 5, 2024
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Das Wichtigste ist dass was auch immer du unternimmst, dich glücklich, oder zumindest „glücklicher“ macht… So könnte man das Buch zusammenfassen. Jeder kennt Unternehmer voller Jähzorn, sich halb totarbeitend, oder einfach mit unangenehmen persönlichen Eigenschaften. Dem allem liegt ein missverständliches Bild von Erfolg zugrunde. Es geht auch anders, wie man in diesem Buch schön lesen kann.
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Elle Crowly
5.0 out of 5 stars The book I needed to read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2024
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I have a small business (and lots of business ideas), and people love telling me how to run and grow my business, and want to work with me on products that will apparently make us all lots of money. I've turned these down because they didn't support what I thought was best for my clients. This book has confirmed what I feel about running my business. Thank you!
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Shivalakshmi b
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful and enlightening
Reviewed in India on March 5, 2024
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The book has pretty much everything that you need from fundamentals for starting your business and the author and has explained it very well
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H.P.J.M.
5.0 out of 5 stars How to create a business with values
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2024
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Derek Sivers is definitely an unconventional guy. He started cdbaby.com after being a professional musician, and ran it without funding and did stuff his own way until he sold it when it became too much work for him, putting the money into a charitable trust.

This short book is a collection of lessons Sivers learnt from the experience. There is lots of wisdom here, not just about business and money but how to be a decent person.
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