The Ledger

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Opinion
Godin: The New York Times bestseller list is an easily gamed fiction
“Bestsellers are a figment to the New York Times imagination. It's an easily gamed system that has no bearing on reality.”
Seth Godin Jan 25, 2010 ▶ 42:22 #214 How To Produce Like A Linchpin By Understanding Your Lizard Brain – with Seth Godin
Insight
Chesky: Start PR with small blogs before pitching mainstream media
“The answer that it was, it always started as like an invert, like a pyramid and you always start at the bottom. And you work your way up to mainstream media. And the top of the pyramid is CNN, or New York Times. The bottom of the pyramid are all, any person th…”
Brian Chesky Jan 28, 2010 ▶ 28:45 #216 How Clever Entrepreneurs Turned 3 Air Mattresses Into Airbnb, The Site That Makes Any Home A Bed And Breakfast – with Brian and Joe
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