“I live simply. I don’t own a house or a car or even a TV. The less I own, the happier I am.” – Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers is all about making meaning and much less about getting rich.  He gave away the proceeds of the sale of CD Baby to charity.

Building a company is hard and expensive.  It’s even harder if the founder has an expensive lifestyle to maintain.  Entrepreneurs don’t start companies to get rich.  They start them to make meaning.  Getting rich is a pleasant side effect if that happens.

Read “Anything You Want” by Derek Sivers

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