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Most of the talk is very directly from the book "The Art of Profitability" by Adrian Slywotzky. Notes here: http://sivers.org/book/ArtOfProfitability http://si

• krmmalik 17y ago
  Is the first example from the book "Influence: The power of persuasion" ?
  • sivers 17y ago
    Yep! Another must-read classic: http://sivers.org/book/Influence http://sivers.org/book/Influence
    • gcheong 17y ago
      Was HostBaby included in the deal for CdBaby?
      • sivers 17y ago
        Yep. Originally I wanted to sell CDBaby and keep HostBaby but there was no clean way to do it. So I sold *baby - including the right to have another business with "baby" in the name. :-)
  • nickstamas 17y ago
    Yep, it is. Great anecdote from an awesome book.
• icey 17y ago
  I've read quite a few books from your recommended reading list and to be honest, it would have saved me a ton of time to just read your reviews. It seems like the reviews cover most (or all) of the important content from the books. (Which is great!)
  • sivers 17y ago
    Eh... It only seems that way in hindsight. AFTER you've read the book, you can read cliffnotes/highlights like this, and it brings back the memories of what you learned when you read the book. But if you try to just read the notes for a book you haven't read yet, I think you'll find the lessons don't really stick without all the supporting stories. (Imagine skipping all the world's great stories, and just reading a list of "the moral of the story is..." for each book. None would stick.)
• dualogy 17y ago
  One of my favourite "micro books" on business. Very awesome.