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Derek Sivers

@derek-sivers · 12 positions · 2 changes of mind

Founded CD Baby in 1998 and sold it in 2008, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. Since then a writer and speaker: five books, 550+ articles, and a site at sive.rs he hand-codes and keeps free of advertising.

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  1. 12 Mar 2026

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    Recalls holdingPublishing only on your own site, and making people come to it, is the considerate way to share your work.

    Their words nowIf you have something worth spreading, it's considerate to spread it widely, to reach people through their favorite medium.

    ↗I was inconsiderate but now I'm everywheresive.rs

  2. 9 days earlier

  3. 3 Mar 2026 · held 10 years

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    On thisLong stretches of being disconnected -- no internet, no phone, no people -- are what make creative work possible.

    ↗Offline 23 hours a daysive.rs

  4. 3 years earlier

  5. 20 Apr 2023

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    Recalls holdingBurning your bridges to force yourself forward is worth what it costs.

    ↗Why I let go of my U.S. citizenshipsive.rs