Tshombe Brown

What's Your "Purple Cow"? Book Discussion

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Hosted by Tshombe Brown in Portland, Oregon

Type: Discussion
When: Wednesday, September 30 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM

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Free

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Event description

What is your inherent Purple Cow?

How are you and your business remarkable?

You've heard it over and over again ad nauseum you need to be different to make it in today's marketplace. But how do we do that?

Let's cut to the chase and discover exactly how to "transform your business by being remarkable" by discussing together Seth Godin's best selling business book, Purple Cow.

If you can, come with a favorite case story or key point from the book that particularly struck you as valuable to enhancing (or creating in the first place) your own remarkable, interesting Purple Cow in your business.

Get there at 4 to get your beverage of choice, and we'll start at 4:15.

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The Red E Cafe
We'll meet at North Portland's newest coffee shop, the red e cafe at 1006 N. Killingsworth.

Featuring elicious, locally roasted coffee; locally-prepared loose leaf herbal and therapeutic teas; fresh baked goods; friendly, cool baristas (and owners are awesome!); free wi-fi and loads of outlets!

What more can you ask for?

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Where to get the book:

The Multnomah County Library has 5 copies. However, all of them are checked out currently and have holds on them.

Amazon is selling the book at the discounted price of $13.62.
Local bookseller, Powell's Books, has 5 copies in stock (as of Sep 2) for $13.95, and a couple of used ones for as low as $11.00.

6 Bizniks attended this event

Chanel Carlascio

Disability Services & Consulting

vancouver, Washington
DeBorah Beatty

Created Life Coach

Beaverton, Oregon
Lisa Hanna

SOHO & Sm Biz Mgmt...

Portland, Oregon
Yvonne Meacham Buchanan

Coaching Representative

Portland, Oregon
Claire Sykes

Freelance Writer

Portland, Oregon
Sonia Connolly

Trauma Healer & massage therapist

Portland, Oregon

Discuss this event

Posted by Kim Knight, MAcOM, LAc, Portland, Oregon | Sep 03, 2009

YAY! Tshombe, I LOVE Seth Godin... :)

See you there!

Kim Knight, MAcOM, LAc
www.acupuncturepdx.com
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 03, 2009

Isn't Seth awesome? Can't wait to discuss the book with you, Kim and see you again :-)

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Posted by josh davis, Vancouver, Washington | Sep 05, 2009

See you there! Looking forward to another remarkable discussion. :)
Posted by Yvonne Meacham Buchanan, Portland, Oregon | Sep 05, 2009

I'll be there! And this time I'll actually read the book ahead of time. :)
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 05, 2009

Hi Josh and Yvonne! So glad you are coming. We're going to have a ton of fun.

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Posted by josh davis, Vancouver, Washington | Sep 06, 2009

Here is a link to Seth Godin talking about The Purple Cow on TED.com, check it out. http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_sliced_bread.html
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 06, 2009

Josh What a great video! It's practically the book on stage, and it's wonderful. Thank you for posting it. It's worth watching again and again....and it's only 17 minutes.

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Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 09, 2009

Hi Chanel and Deborah! So glad you will join us for an awesome discussion initiated by Seth Godin!

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Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 10, 2009

Looking forward to meeting you, Sodu!

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Posted by Sonia Connolly, Portland, Oregon | Sep 15, 2009

Hi, Tshombe,

Good to see you're doing this again! I finally got the book from the library, and posted a review on my blog. I gave you credit for recommending it.

Sonia Connolly
Sundown Healing Arts
TraumaHealed.com
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 16, 2009

Hi Sonia,

What a great review! And thank you for the plug :-) I actually didn't know you had a blog, so this is good.

I hope you can come to the event :-)

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Posted by Sarah Morrigan, Portland, Oregon | Sep 17, 2009

As of this writing:

Library Information Network of Clackamas County: current countywide holds: 2

Lake Oswego Public Library LIQ.LO - 1 copy 658.8 GODIN (due 9/18) West Linn Public Library LIQ.WL - 1 copy 658.8 GOD (on hold)

Washington County Cooperative Library System: current countywide hold: 1

Beaverton City Library OQX.BCL - 1 copy 658.8 GOD (due 9/19) Hillsboro Main Library OQX.HPLM - 1 copy 658.8 GODIN (due 10/2) Hillsboro Shute Park OQX.HPLC - 1 copy 658.8 GODIN (due 10/7) Tualatin Public Library OQX.TUL - 1 copy 658.8 Godin (due 9/21)

Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Two copies are currently available at Vancouver Community Library, YEP.VA VA 658.8 GODIN This is the one on Fourth Plain near downtown Vancouver. If you live in Multnomah County, Clackamas County (except Tualatin and Johnson City) or Washington County, you can get a free FVRL card.

A copy is also available at the Concordia University and at the Pacific University Oregon. WorldCat also shows availability at the University of Oregon, but I am not sure if it is only at Eugene or if another copy is available at the UO Portland campus in the Old Town-Chinatown.

.............................................................................. Sarah Morrigan

Iridia Creative Productions

http://www.iridiacreative.summerhost.info

"Dream it up, and do it in style."
Posted by Sonia Connolly, Portland, Oregon | Sep 20, 2009

Thanks, Tshombe. It looks like it will fit into my schedule.

To all: I'm sensitive to chemicals and scents, so it would really help me if you can avoid wearing perfume, scented lotion, cologne, etc. to the meeting. Thanks!
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Sep 23, 2009

Hey thanks, Sarah! I sure appreciate you finding this out and listing it for us. You're the best!

Sonia, I'm so glad you'll make it. Hooray!

And yes, I second Sonia's request: Please refrain from wearing scented beauty products to the meeting. Thank you!

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Posted by Claire Sykes, Portland, Oregon | Sep 25, 2009

Tshombe, thanks for offering this up. It sounds very useful, and fun. I'm really looking forward to meeting you and everyone else.
Posted by josh davis, Vancouver, Washington | Sep 30, 2009

Dang it I won't be able to make it. I am minutes from launching my purple cow, i'm so excited to finally be going public with is all. Wish I could be there, have fun! Thanks Tshombe!
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Oct 01, 2009

Missed you, Josh, but I know you've a lot going on. Can't wait for the launch!

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Posted by Yvonne Meacham Buchanan, Portland, Oregon | Oct 01, 2009

Thanks, Tshombe, for another great event! We had great discussion; you kept the conversation on point, effective and generative. Thank you!
Posted by Tshombe Brown, Portland, Oregon | Oct 01, 2009

Thank YOU Yvonne! Didn't we have a GREAT time? Loved your insights and your energy.

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Posted by Chanel Carlascio, vancouver, Washington | Oct 01, 2009

Thanks for the book discussion Tshombe! Let's do it again soon. I read a lot of books, so I always appreciate the opportunity to talk with others about what I learned, thought or discovered.

How refreshing to be with other business owners!

Disability Services & Consulting
Posted by Lisa Hanna, Portland, Oregon | Oct 01, 2009

As always, Tshombe, you are a fabulous facilitator and I personally enjoy attending events you host! Thank you for yet another one of those experiences.

It's fantastic to meet other entrepreneurs and learn what fuels their spirits.

Enjoy! Lisa Hanna Action Biz Concepts
Posted by DeBorah Beatty, Beaverton, Oregon | Oct 03, 2009

Yet another glimpse into the people who make the business! Thanks for another great meeting!

Can't wait till the next one.

DeBorah Beatty Created Life Strategies

Spend your life chasing dreams or disconnect your oughta-pilot(tm) and live them!
Posted by Sonia Connolly, Portland, Oregon | Oct 04, 2009

Glad I went! Great conversation, wonderfully facilitated, with interesting people.

You folks might be interested in one of Seth Godin's recent blog posts, where he links to a talk about how he's created 10 best-selling books and why it's not about the books at all.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/10/building-books-that-sell-in-the-digital-age.html

Sonia Connolly
Sundown Healing Arts
http://www.TraumaHealed.com