Writing with Brevity, Investors Suck, and Why You Don’t Need Dropbox, Google or Third Party Help with Derek Sivers [Part 2]
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239: In Part 2 of the Derek Sivers convo, we dive deeper into his unique POV on writing, motivation, art of being succinct, and why third party help is not the move.
Key Discussion Points:
- Derek's famous succinct writing style
- The concept of delivering ideas with just enough info to leave room for the reader to fill in the blanks
- How keeping things short and memorable can make a greater impact
- The importance of experimenting and iterating in your creative process
- Why having investors in your business to make you filthy rich isn’t always the best idea
- Taking ownership of your digital assets, and stop relying on Google, Dropbox, etc.
Find Part 1 of this conversation HERE.
Resources Mentioned:
- Derek Sivers' website: sive.rs
- Book: "You Can Negotiate Anything” by Herb Cohen
- Aly Tadros' Substack
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