#88 Derek Sivers: Innovation Versus Imitation

We all know the Steve Jobs who came back in the late 1990s and saved Apple from becoming a footnote. And we've all heard the story of how, in 1985, he was pushed out of the company he'd created. What we don't know is what happened in between. Geoffrey Cain spent years reconstruct ...  Show more

David Baszucki is the co-founder and CEO of Roblox, a platform built around a simple idea: give people the tools and incentives to create together. In this short conversation we discuss how a health decision saved his son's life and how it changed how he eats, why bureaucracy com ...  Show more

Derek Sivers, originally a professional musician and circus clown, created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for mus ...  Show more

Successful people talk a lot about what made them successful. But they're rarely asked about all the things that went wrong. What about all of the things that failed? Or all the times they got fired? Embarrassed themselves? Spent time in jobs that were just plain weird or awful? ...  Show more

Derek Sivers' talk on the meaning of life narrated for you. This is Part 3 of 3. Episode 811: The Meaning of Life - Part 3 by Derek Sivers (Fixed Mindset & Growth Mindset). Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the la ...  Show more

Derek Sivers' talk on the meaning of life narrated for you. This is Part 2 of 3. Episode 810: The Meaning of Life - Part 2 by Derek Sivers (Life's Purpose & Perspective). Originally a professional musician and circus clown, Derek Sivers created CD Baby in 1998. It became the larg ...  Show more