Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
This is actually my debut book! I am so excited to get over a big fear and self-publish.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Blow It Up: 21 Ways Your Startup Can Shake Up An Industry And Change The World. Blow It Up is the story of how I moved to the US with a small amount of savings, launched a business that became a global brand and then sold it five years later. I had dreamed of being an entrepreneur in the US for many years. This book is how that dream became a reality.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I like to write with copious amounts of caffeine in me and then have red wine to let the ideas flow.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Richard Branson’s Losing My Virginity. This was the key book that inspired me to become an entrepreneur and then write a book.
What are you working on now?
I am working on my second book which is about coliving. I am a launching my next startup called Qwerky Coliving (http://qwerky.co) and want to help people launch their own coliving communities around the world. This book will give them the tools to do this.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
http://dloweplaybook.com
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Hustle hard if you have self-published. The are the author, editor, publisher, marketer, salesperson. Everything!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
These words from my hero:
“Life should be lived on the edge. You have to exercise rebellion: to refuse to tape yourself to rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge – and then you are going to live your life on a tightrope.”
– Philippe Petit, French high-wire artist
What are you reading now?
The Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela
What’s next for you as a writer?
I am working on my coliving book and building my personal brand as an author and entrepreneur on dloweplaybook.com. I have also just launched a podcast called BLOW IT UP which will have me reading chapters of the book then interviewing entrepreneurs around the world and getting their startup advice for listeners. You can listen here: https://anchor.fm/davidjlowe
What is your favorite book of all time?
I, Phoolan Devi : The Autobiography of India’s Bandit Queen
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