“Kickstarter eliminates the risk that publishers and booksellers face. They have limited resources and limited shelf space, and Kickstarter is proof to them that something is going to work.”

American author, marketing expert, entrepreneur, former dot-com business executive

Seth Godin is an American author, marketing expert, entrepreneur, and former dot-com business executive. He is also known by the pen name F. X. Nine. Godin is widely known for his writing on marketing and business, and for his work as an entrepreneur in the internet era. His books and essays focus on how ideas spread, how organizations change, and how people make choices in a crowded marketplace.