Seth Godin
Seth Godin (born July 10, 1960 in New York , New York, USA) is an American author and entrepreneur.
Live and act
Godin graduated from Tufts University in 1979 and the Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA 1984).
After completing his studies, he first worked for the software company Spinnaker Software, where he was involved as a product manager together with the game developer Byron Preiss in the creation of the adventure computer games for Spinnaker's subsidiaries Telarium and Windham Classics . In 1986 Godin started a book packaging company. Further companies were founded in the areas of online marketing and online community , among others .
As an author, Godin has written nonfiction books on internet and marketing topics that have been translated into several languages. His book Free Prize Inside , 2004 was on the list of 10 Business Books of the Year by the business magazine Forbes Magazine .
Works (selection)
- The Smiley Dictionary , Peachpit Press 1993
- eMarketing: Reaping Profits on the Information Highway , Berkley Pub. Group 1995
- Permission marketing : turning strangers into friends, and friends into customers , Simon & Schuster 1999
- Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable , Portfolio 2003
- Free Prize Inside !: The Next Big Marketing Idea , Penguin books USA 2004
- All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World , Portfolio 2005
- The Big Moo: Stop Trying to be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable , Portfolio 2005
- Small Is the New Big: and 193 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas , Portfolio 2006
- The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) , Portfolio 2007
- Tribes: We need you to lead us , Portfolio 2008
- Linchpin , Portfolio Hardcover 2010
- Poke the box , The Domino Project 2011
- "We Are All Weird," The Domino Project 2011
- "V Is for Vulnerable: Life Outside the Comfort Zone", Portfolio Hardcover 2012
- "Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck ?: And Other Provocations", Portfolio Hardcover 2012
- "The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?", Portfolio Hardcover 2012
Web links
- Literature by and about Seth Godin in the catalog of the German National Library (translations of his works published in Germany)
- Seth Godin in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Seth Godin on the TED conference website .
- Seth Godin's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Stanford Magazine, March / April 2008 .
- ↑ See Selby Bateman: Is A Picture Worth A Thousand Words? In: Compute !, Issue 53, October 1984, p. 32; Sharon Darling: Byron Preiss and Ronald Martinez. Trillium Software Developers . In: Compute! S Gazette, Issue 18, December 1984, p. 55.
- ^ Mary Kuntz: Point, Click - and here's the pitch . In: BusinessWeek February 9, 1998; Jennifer Sullivan: Yahoo Acquiring Yoyodyne In: Wired October 12, 1998
- ↑ See Greg Zinman: Squidoo . In: Washington Post, January 8, 2006.
- ↑ See Dan Ackman: Forbes.com's Business Books Of The Year . In: Forbes Magazine, August 12, 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Godin, Seth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York , New York, USA |