When you make a business, you get to make a little universe where you control all the laws. This is your utopia.Derek Sivers
The best point of business is to do something that makes the world better-and making a profit is a just reward for doing that well.Derek Sivers
If you're not saying “HELL YEAH!” about something, say “no”.Derek Sivers
It’s a big world. You can respectfully leave those other customers to other companies, while you obsess over your best customers.Derek Sivers
Never forget that absolutely everything you do is for your customers.Derek Sivers
Success comes from persistently improving and inventing, not from persistently doing what’s not working.Derek Sivers
To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.Derek Sivers
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 dreams.Derek Sivers
The key point is that I wasn’t trying to make a big business. I was just daydreaming about how one little thing would look in a perfect world.Derek Sivers
If you think your life's work is about being on a red carpet, you're missing the point.Derek Sivers
Business is as creative as the fine arts. You can be as unconventional, unique, and quirky as you want.Derek Sivers
Instead of imagining where you want to be in future, first ask where your people want to go.Derek Sivers
The most successful email I ever wrote was just two words.Derek Sivers