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What's your opinion on Godin?

I feel a lot of his takes need to be taken with many grains of salt. But he has a really high reputation so I'm not sure if I'm missing something.

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I feel similarly. There's a part of me that feels like maybe I'm missing something, too.

On the other hand, he's a former business executive, which makes him appealing to other business executives and entrepreneurs. That and he has a marketing background, so he knows how to make a name for himself. Especially in the internet (and social media) age.

I didn't know who he was, and only found out about him via the tweet. The tweet, itself, seemed... lacking? For lack of better words. So, I actually bought his book to make sure I wasn't missing any context before I wrote my post. I read a few "chapters" and found they resemble shower thoughts more than anything. So, yeah, I agree that his takes deserve many grains of salt. Joke's on me, though. I bought his book.

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On the other hand, I don't think marketing has much value but it runs the world, so...

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