Who is Neil? (written by Neil)
I am a New York Times bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls me a top influencer on the web, Forbes says I am one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says I created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. I was recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations.

I've helped Amazon, Microsoft, Airbnb, Google, Thomson Reuters, Viacom, NBC, Intuit, Zappos, American Greetings, General Motors, and SalesForce grow through marketing.

My marketing blog generates over 3 million visitors per month (51% of them spend money on paid ads), my Marketing School podcast generates over 1 million listens per month, my YouTube channel about marketing has over 20 million views and half a million subscribers, I have 960,000 Facebook fans, and 343,000 Twitter followers.

I've spoken at over 310 conferences and companies around the world. From speaking at Facebook and Thomson Reuters to every major growth marketing conference, I'm available and interested in speaking at events worldwide.

Key Moments

Neil was looking for a job online at 16. He couldn't find a job, so he decided to create a job for him. 
He struggled to make money online, so he decided to help others with customer acquisition. 
Neil realized he needed to take risks. 
You are going to make mistakes but you have to learn from them and not make them again. 
Just because you hired smart people, doesn't mean you will make money. 
When hiring, Neil looks for people who are smarter than him. 
The biggest obstacle he faced was to figure out how to be scrappy without money. 
It's always as much effort to hit a single than it is to hit a double or triple. 
Learn to focus on one thing. 

Top 3 Takeaways
1.  You need to take big risks, to see a big reward. 
2.  Execute fast and perfection is overrated. 
3.  What is the point of learning if you don't use what you've learned. 

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For speaking opportunities, collaborations, events, and business development, please email Grant Lingel (grant@neilpatel.com).

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