About

scottaction1.jpgScott is a writer and speaker. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Guardian, Wired magazine, National Public Radio, The Huffington Post and other media. He has taught at the University of Washington, blogs for Harvard Business and BusinessWeek, and has appeared frequently as an innovation expert on CNBC and MSNBC.

He is the author of three bestselling books:

He lives off book royalties and fees from speaking for hire. You can see him in action here.

Since Aug 2010, Scott also works for Automattic on WordPress.com. He worked at Microsoft from 1994 to 2003, mostly on Internet Explorer 1.0 to 5.0 (not 6).

This short interview describes him well.  You can contact him directly or follow on Twitter at @berkun.

(Photo by Halan, Press Headshot available here)


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Scott's Bestselling Books
  • Confessions of a
    Public Speaker
  • Provocative and funny secrets from a veteran speaker, you'll laugh as you learn.
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  • The Myths of Innovation
  • The classic bestseller, now in paperback with 4 new chapters.
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  • Making Things Happen
  • The classic and bestselling handbook for any project leader, packed with tactics and stories.
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