Seth Godin
11 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 5 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 28, 2022 by Wes Kao · said 37 times in 11 episodes since 2022 · across every show →
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2026 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2025 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2023 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
- What sets great teams apart | Lane Shackleton (CPO of Coda)
- How to drive word of mouth | Nilan Peiris (CPO of Wise)
- Picking sharp problems, increasing virality, and unique product frameworks | Oji Udezue (Typeform)
- The 10 traits of great PMs, AI, and Slack’s approach to product | Noah Weiss (Slack, Google)
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2022 29 mentions in 3 episodes 10 per episode
Everything said about Seth Godin, oldest first
Aug 28, 2022 positive
Aug 28, 2022 positive
Kao: Godin's Blog Succeeds on Insight Density, Not Posting Frequency
“Some people try to copy Seth's blog by writing short daily posts, but that is not the reason why Seth's blog is so good, right? That, that is incidental that they are short and daily. They're the reason why it works is because they're so insight rich”
Dec 8, 2024 bearish
Dec 8, 2024
Dec 8, 2024 negative
Godin: Traditional job interview systems reward sameness over real talent
“There is a system that says we should interview people for jobs. And the most successful interviews are people where they show that they are like us. They look like us. They went to schools like us. They have privilege and background like us. That is toxic. Be…”
Dec 8, 2024
Dec 8, 2024
Good taste is knowing what others want just before they do
“I define good taste as knowing what other people want just before they do. So if you're the only person who wants peanut butter covered licorice, you're entitled to eat peanut butter covered licorice, but you don't have good taste because everyone else thinks …”
Dec 8, 2024
Godin: Quality means meeting spec; perfectionist withholding is just hiding
“Quality is not luxury. Quality is not perfection. Quality means meeting spec. And if you meet spec, you're done. If you don't think the spec is good enough, make a better spec. But if you meet spec, you're done. And so what it means to have high standards is t…”
Dec 8, 2024 negative
Dec 8, 2024 negative
Dec 8, 2024 negative
Godin: Most PMs focus on pleasing their boss instead of customers
“This is the opposite of what most people in this job do, which is they say, how do I please my boss? And if you're just doing your job, then don't expect to get rewarded for more than just doing your job, because we can find lots of people who can just do your…”