ANYTHING YOU WANT 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur

The author started the online independent music distributor CD Baby 15 years ago with nothing more than $500 and a passionate desire to serve independent musicians. Also passionate about keeping things simple, he makes his innocence about legal, administrative, and employee matters sound charming, even while describing how oversights in these areas came back to bite him in significant ways. Sivers is not a smooth voice talent, and he frequently tries too hard to sound dramatic. But he reads with sincerity and natural enthusiasm that give his message validity and impact. For entrepreneurs who feel alienated or stressed by the demands of growing a startup, this is a refreshing manifesto of how to do what you love without losing your soul. T.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2012]