Seth Godin

@Writers, Family and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Seth Godin is an American author, entrepreneur, marketer and public speaker who has written 17 bestsellers on topics like, post-industrial revolution, marketing, leadership, etc Cancer Celebrities Bald American Business People Writers Seth Godin is sometimes also known as ‘the ultimate entrepreneur for the information age’. He is an American writer and has written around 17 books, addressing various aspects of marketing, advertising, business venturing and leadership. He is also a successful entrepreneur, marketer and public speaker, who became famous for public speaking when he uploaded his e-book ‘Unleashing the Ideavirus’ and made it available for the generic audience for free. He did his MBA degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and worked as a software brand manager before he started ‘Yoyodyne’, one of the first Internet-based direct-marketing firms, with revolutionary ideas on how companies should reach their target audiences. The publicity of his firm compelled big companies like Volvo, Microsoft, Sony Music, etc. to associate with it and in a few years ‘Yahoo!’ bought the company and kept Godin on as a vice president of permission marketing. He has produced several critically acclaimed and bestselling books, including, ‘All Marketers Are Liars’, and ‘Purple Cow’, etc. He founded ‘Squidoo.com’, a website where users can share links and information about an idea or topic of their choice. He professes the idea of making information available for everyone in the world and starting a global conversation on business and marketing in which everyone from everywhere can take an active part.

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Birthday: July 10, 1960 Nationality: American Famous: Bald, Business People, Writers Birth Place: New York Gender: Male Net Worth: $34 million as of Oct 4,2016 Sun Sign: Cancer Information Detail Birthday July 10, 1960 Nationality American Famous Bald, Business People, Writers Birth Place New York Gender Male Net Worth $34 million as of Oct 4,2016 Sun Sign Cancer Born in New York

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Godin married Helene and the couple has two sons. Unsplash Personal Life

Seth Godin was born in New York and went to the Tufts University to receive a degree in computer Science and philosophy in 1979. He went to pursue Masters in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Unsplash Childhood & Early Years

His first job was as a brand manager at Spinnaker Software. He joined the company while doing his MBA. He worked there from 1983 to 1986. Unsplash Childhood & Early Years

In 1986, after quitting his job at the Spinnaker Software, he started his own company called Seth Godin Productions with his savings of $20,000. It started off as a book packaging business that he used to maneuver from his studio apartment in New York. Unsplash Childhood & Early Years

After doing the book packaging business for a few years, he sold it to his employees and launched ‘Yoyodyne’ in 1995. The company was set to use innovative ideas to promote companies among their target audiences. Unsplash Career

In 1996, Godin’s ‘Yoyodyne’ became big when venture-capitalfirm Flatiron Partners invested $4 million US dollars in it in return for a 20% stake. Immediately, the site gained popularity and companies like Microsoft, Sony Music, Sprint, Volvo, etc started using its services. Unsplash Career

In 1998, he sold ‘Yoyodyne’ to ‘Yahoo!’ for $30 million US dollars after it became ground-breaking firm in providing marketing services to multinational companies and himself became Yahoo's vice president of permission marketing. Unsplash Career

In 2000, he authored the e-book called ‘Unleashing the Ideavirus’, a book that is claimed to be the most downloaded book of all times. It was made available on the internet for free and since then the book has been translated in 10 different languages. Unsplash Career

Godin wrote ‘Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable’ and published it in 2003. The book represented his thoughts on the relevance of creative advertising in today’s world of abundance and product clutter. Unsplash Career

‘Yoyodyne’ made Godin rich and famous. It was the first time that any firm came up with the innovative ideas to market a product for the audience online. It was launched in 1995 and became huge when Flatiron Partners invested in it. Unsplash Major Work

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Birthday	July 10, 1960
Nationality	American
Famous	Bald, Business People, Writers
Birth Place	New York
Gender	Male
Net Worth	$34 million as of Oct 4,2016
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	New York

Seth Godin

American

Jul 10, 1960

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