There are plenty of millionaires who would pay millions to hang a Van Gogh painting on the wall, but hardly one that would have ever had the crazy nut over for dinner. I feel like the big companies are like… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
It's only a little difficult to say no. You've got to believe that the work you're doing is ultimately more useful to the world. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
“Never forget that absolutely everything you do is for your customers. Make every decision—even decisions about whether to expand the business, raise money, or… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Let’s never forget that whatever brilliant ideas you have or hear, that the opposite may also be true. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Making a company is a great way to improve the world while improving yourself. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
I love that sometimes we need to go to the opposite side of the world to realize assumptions that we didn't even know we… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
I realized why I need to start a new company. Not for the money. Not because I'm 'bored'. But because a company is a… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Pay close attention to when you're being the real you & when you're trying to impress an invisible jury. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business. But 'revolution'… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Every time you're making a choice, one choice is the safe/comfortable choice - and one choice is the risky/uncomfortable choice. the risky/uncomfortable choice is… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Business is not about money. It's about making dreams come true for others and for yourself. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Don't be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Make every decision—even decisions about whether to expand the business, raise money, or promote someone—according to what's best for your customers. — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
