Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers is originally a professional musician and circus clown, and created CD Baby in 1998. It became the largest seller of independent music online, with $100M in sales for 150,000 musicians. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby for $22M, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. In 2011, he moved to Singapore and published a book which shot to #1 on all of its Amazon categories. His new company is Wood Egg, publishing annual guides to 16 countries in Asia.