Introduction to Seth

Matt has had a very positive influence on me. We worked together many years ago, separated by a bluish gray cubicle wall, wondering about doing bigger things with our lives. So much amazing technology was blooming around us and we felt so static. Imagining the possibilities and the excitement of what was out there got us through our days.

Matt left the company. He got me a job at the company he went to after he left there. While I moved away, we kept in touch every few months and exchange phone calls.

After I moved away from Ottawa, I started to take up reading. Matt suggested to me a few books by Seth Godin and Seth’s blog. This was 2006.

I started to read Seth’s blog… and I read and read and read. Every post, every link. I took out his books from the library. For my birthday, I asked my girlfriend (now wife) to buy me The Dip. When Seth released Tribes, I bought it immediately and got access to the Triiibes website. On Squidoo, Seth’s lens site, I started making lenses and am now a “Giant Squid 100”. You could say I’m a fan.

Almost every morning, I wake up to Seth’s posts. In February, when he posted about the Digital Talking Pad, I thought it was an interesting idea but I thought a million people would jump on it. In June, when Seth posted about it again, no one had pulled the trigger. It was just around the time I was ready to take on a new project – something different.

This is why nonlinear is now a real app. Thank you, Seth, for the idea.

Thank you, Matt, for introducing me to Seth.