Timothy Ferriss ( born Timothy Ferriss , born in 1977 ) is an American writer , speaker , and investor . In 2007, he published The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, which became a bestseller for the New York Times , Wall Street Journal, and USA Today . [1] [2] [3]
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- Not to be confused with , an American writer born in 1944.
Ferriss is a successful investor, business angel , mentor of TechStars business accelerator since 2008 [4] .
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The 4-Hour Workweek
In April 2007, the publishing house Random House published a book on the effective management of their own time, “The 4-Hour Workweek,” its full name translates into Russian roughly like: “How to work 4 hours a week without hanging around the office“ from phone to phone “ and still live anywhere and get rich. ” In this book, the author talks about how to manage yourself and effectively delegate work and home tasks, as well as avoid information overload by developing your own “lifestyle”. [5] He also advocates hiring virtual assistants from developing countries such as India . [five]
Before the release of this book, Ferriss was unknown. [6] To a large extent, his book was sold through bloggers with whom he created a personal relationship. [6] [7] Since then, praises this technique. [6] [8] As a result, the book became number one on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. [9]
The release of this book allowed Ferriss's blog to hit the top 1,000 on Technorati . [10] According to the Fast Company, this book is read by "a multitude of technical executives around the world." [eleven]
Notes
- ↑ New Times Bestseller List Feb. 2008
- ↑ "Tim Ferriss: " ... 4HWW is simultaneously # 1 on the NY Times and # 1 on the Wall Street Journal business bestseller lists "
- ↑ # 5: 4 Hour Work Week as of March 30th, 2008
- ↑ David Cohen, Brad Feld. Startup on the Web: Master Classes for Successful Entrepreneurs = TechStars Lessons To Accelerate Your Startup. - M .: Alpina Publisher , 2013 .-- 338 p. - (2nd ed.). - ISBN 978-5-9614-4490-2 .
- ↑ 1 2 Ferriss, Timothy The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich 'Crown (2007)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Scoble, Robert . Meet the Press , Fast Company (March, 2008). Archived March 22, 2008. Date accessed March 21, 2008. "A year ago, Timothy Ferriss was a relative unknown. If the serial entrepreneur was known at all, it was likely for being the only Princeton University guest lecturer ..."
- ↑ Williams, Alex . Meet the Press , The New York Times (November 11, 2007). Date accessed April 4, 2008. "... Ferriss has seen his book quickly become a best seller, largely on the strength of blog chatter in the tech community."
- ↑ Rubel, Steve The 4-Hour Workweek - Behind the Meme (link not available) . MicroPersuasion.com. Date of treatment April 5, 2008. Archived on May 21, 2007.
- ↑ "The Blog of Tim Ferriss: How Does a Bestseller Happen
- ↑ Technorati profile: 4hww Archived on April 24, 2008.
- ↑ Dannen, Chris . Seven Questions with the 4-Hour Workweek Evangelist , Fast Company (September 2007). Released April 24, 2008. "My blog is on the blogroll of some of the top tech CEOs in the world."
See also
- Life hacker
Links
- Selling Books on Amazon.com (Eng.) (Retrieved January 30, 2015)
- All references from the book (English) (Retrieved October 31, 2014)
- Tim Ferrisse's Blog (Retrieved August 31, 2009)
- Problogger Interview: with Tim Ferriss
- Former desk slave Tim Ferriss on why you only need to work a four-hour week from The Independent
- Tim Ferriss: The Clock Watcher from The Daily Telegraph
- Timothy Ferriss Quotes
- Tim Ferriss on Twitter