--- product_id: 112520557 title: "Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur" price: "$5.87" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/112520557-anything-you-want-40-lessons-for-a-new-kind-entrepreneur store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur **Price:** $5.87 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur - **How much does it cost?** $5.87 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/112520557-anything-you-want-40-lessons-for-a-new-kind-entrepreneur) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur - Kindle edition by Sivers, Derek. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur. Review: Get's to the heart of what business is all about! - From the moment Derek contacted me about my book, How To Be Your Own Booking Agent: THE Musician's & Performing Artist's Guide To Successful Touring , I've watched his little business grow into a not-so-little business and was amazed at how it doubled every year. This very honest account of how he grew CD Baby from a basement cottage hobby to a warehouse indie institution, is thoughtful, concise, informative and inspiring. If you are running any kind of business and especially if you are a musician running your own business, this book of insightful stories, lessons learned will be a boon to your view of the really important stuff to focus on. These lessons make sense, plain and simple. With all the how-to books, videos and friendly advice one can be inundated by, learn from Derek's down-to-earth, come-from-the-heart lessons learned from trial and error, listen-to-your-heart and do-what's-right-for-you method. Clearly Derek Sivers is different sort of a business founder and his stories demonstrate that. Yet, it always comes right down to being yourself and relying on YOUR creativity that will make a difference in how well your business life goes. If the stories in this little book are any indication of how taking the opposite approach from the crowd can work in your favor, then learn these lessons well. If the lessons in this book can offer you a direction or a theme to guide you, it would be to dare to be unique, strive to follow your heart no matter how far you may stray from what everyone else is doing. Let the creative in you take over and influence your moves so you do stand out from the rest. But most of all, run your business in the service of your customer's betterment. Let them always be your guide. Great, quick read that get's to heart of what being in business is all about. Review: Please Read the Terms and Conditions - Terms and Conditions: Use of the material below is ... just kidding... This book sat for a while until the time was right. I plugged the iPad into the charger and picked up my Kindle... today was the day. I'm off work for a few days and one of my goals is to read a book or two... first up "Anything You Want". I previously had just peeked at the first couple pages on the iPad with the Kindle App, but I was going to read cover to cover and for that I prefer the Kindle. I really enjoyed this book. Creating a little utopia; in a world so messed up what could be more satisfying? Is it more about philosophy or the building of a distribution company? You'll learn that the author never really separated the two. It's all about the soul of CD Baby. With a little editing, time compression, and a few more anecdotes it would make a good story for The Moth. The writing is very clear and concise. The fat has been well trimmed and the author provides some real insights that are refreshing, and I believe generally applicable to one's life. Honest and thought provoking I'm sure many will be nodding their heads in agreement with more than one of the analogies presented. I was easily able to read it all the way through with a brief stop for Crispy Pad Thai about mid way, but I was reading again while I ate. I bought this book because of my love for CD Baby and my respect for their success, but it would be a great book for the young entrepreneur, and it might even help the not so young become the entrepreneur they've dreamed of. This book has the potential to invoke change in the reader, and thus the world. Disclosure: I was huge fan of CD Baby, no one other than maybe another true CD Baby lover would understand how much I loved CD Baby and the concepts behind it. I really miss it, even though it still lives on in another form. I did smile the other day buying a CD; "sold by CD Baby Fulfilled by desertcart". F*%^$ Apple ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,461 in Motivational Management & Leadership #1,750 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Books) #16,336 in Personal Finance (Books) | ## Images ![Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81V9BZ7SntL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Get's to the heart of what business is all about! *by J***N on July 8, 2011* From the moment Derek contacted me about my book, How To Be Your Own Booking Agent: THE Musician's & Performing Artist's Guide To Successful Touring , I've watched his little business grow into a not-so-little business and was amazed at how it doubled every year. This very honest account of how he grew CD Baby from a basement cottage hobby to a warehouse indie institution, is thoughtful, concise, informative and inspiring. If you are running any kind of business and especially if you are a musician running your own business, this book of insightful stories, lessons learned will be a boon to your view of the really important stuff to focus on. These lessons make sense, plain and simple. With all the how-to books, videos and friendly advice one can be inundated by, learn from Derek's down-to-earth, come-from-the-heart lessons learned from trial and error, listen-to-your-heart and do-what's-right-for-you method. Clearly Derek Sivers is different sort of a business founder and his stories demonstrate that. Yet, it always comes right down to being yourself and relying on YOUR creativity that will make a difference in how well your business life goes. If the stories in this little book are any indication of how taking the opposite approach from the crowd can work in your favor, then learn these lessons well. If the lessons in this book can offer you a direction or a theme to guide you, it would be to dare to be unique, strive to follow your heart no matter how far you may stray from what everyone else is doing. Let the creative in you take over and influence your moves so you do stand out from the rest. But most of all, run your business in the service of your customer's betterment. Let them always be your guide. Great, quick read that get's to heart of what being in business is all about. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please Read the Terms and Conditions *by T***S on September 3, 2013* Terms and Conditions: Use of the material below is ... just kidding... This book sat for a while until the time was right. I plugged the iPad into the charger and picked up my Kindle... today was the day. I'm off work for a few days and one of my goals is to read a book or two... first up "Anything You Want". I previously had just peeked at the first couple pages on the iPad with the Kindle App, but I was going to read cover to cover and for that I prefer the Kindle. I really enjoyed this book. Creating a little utopia; in a world so messed up what could be more satisfying? Is it more about philosophy or the building of a distribution company? You'll learn that the author never really separated the two. It's all about the soul of CD Baby. With a little editing, time compression, and a few more anecdotes it would make a good story for The Moth. The writing is very clear and concise. The fat has been well trimmed and the author provides some real insights that are refreshing, and I believe generally applicable to one's life. Honest and thought provoking I'm sure many will be nodding their heads in agreement with more than one of the analogies presented. I was easily able to read it all the way through with a brief stop for Crispy Pad Thai about mid way, but I was reading again while I ate. I bought this book because of my love for CD Baby and my respect for their success, but it would be a great book for the young entrepreneur, and it might even help the not so young become the entrepreneur they've dreamed of. This book has the potential to invoke change in the reader, and thus the world. Disclosure: I was huge fan of CD Baby, no one other than maybe another true CD Baby lover would understand how much I loved CD Baby and the concepts behind it. I really miss it, even though it still lives on in another form. I did smile the other day buying a CD; "sold by CD Baby Fulfilled by Amazon". F*%^$ Apple ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very quick read with great customer fundamentals for entrepreneurs *by B***L on April 17, 2017* I added this to my list of books to read after it being recommended by Shawn Blanc's monthly book club. Although new books go to the bottom of my list, this one looked like a quick read and given Easter Monday I was able to consume within the hour. What I liked about this book was Siver's open and honest approach to running a business. To him, it is about having fun, being happy and ultimately about the customer; money didn't play a role. It is certainty a healthy approach to have in a business however sometimes I think reality can bite into this approach given our fast paced world of technology and disruption. There were many anecdotes on both his successes and failures along with lessons we can all take from it. For example, the tried and true test of trusting and verifying, to delegate but not abdicate and to make every decision based on the impact to the customer. I don't believe that this approach to business works carte blanche in every industry and idea however there are some great fundamentals for any entrepreneur to take on board with a new venture. Three key takeaways from the book: 1. Delegation is key in the business (especially when you grow), however, with delegation trust but verify. Furthermore delegation doesn't not mean abdication. 2. If you're not saying "Hell Yeah!" to an idea/approach etc. then say no! 3. Siver's Tao of Business: Care about your customers more than about yourself and you'll do well. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/112520557-anything-you-want-40-lessons-for-a-new-kind-entrepreneur](https://www.desertcart.us/products/112520557-anything-you-want-40-lessons-for-a-new-kind-entrepreneur) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*