Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi
Born Ramit Singh Sethi[1]
(1982-06-30) June 30, 1982
California, United States
Residence New York, NY, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Stanford University (B.A.), 2004 (M.A.), 2005
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for New York Times Bestseller
Relatives Prab Sethi (father)
Neelam Sethi (mother)[1]
Maneesh Sethi (brother)[2]

Ramit Singh Sethi is an American personal finance advisor and entrepreneur.[3] Sethi is the author of the 2009 book on personal finance, I Will Teach You To Be Rich, a New York Times Bestseller,[4] founder of GrowthLab.com,[5] owner of IWillTeachYouToBeRich.com, and owner and a co-founder of PBworks, a commercial wiki website.[6]

He attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, CA,. In 2004, he graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts (Information & Society) in Science, Technology & Society with a minor in Psychology.[7] In 2005 he received a Master of Arts in Sociology (Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes), also from Stanford.[8]

Business

In addition to the blog, Sethi has released multiple courses online.

In 2015, Sethi announced the launch of GrowthLab.com, an end-to-end online marketing resource.[9]

Personal life

Ramit Sethi got engaged in 2017 to Cass who works in fashion.[10]

Books

In 2009, Sethi released I Will Teach You To Be Rich, a New York Times Bestseller.

Philanthropy

In 2015, Sethi raised over $350,000 for the non-profit Pencils of Promise.[11]

Controversy

According to five Glassdoor[12] reviews, Ramit's company "I Will Teach You to be Rich" has a 3.1 star rating out of 5 from current and former employees. Only 35% of current or former employees recommending to a friend.

Some of the complaints include bad leadership[13], long and inflexible hours[14], and "an overall lack of trust the company has in employees."[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Ron Lieber (4 May 2012). "How to Raise a Financial Wizard". New York Times. Retrieved 3 Jul 2014.
  2. "How Ramit Sethi became a NY Times Bestselling Author and A Master Blogger".
  3. "Ramit Sethi: The new finance guru on the block". New York: CNN Money. December 13, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  4. "Paperback Business Best Sellers". New York: New York Times. April 5, 2009. pp. BU6. Retrieved April 3, 2009. I Will Teach You to Be Rich, by Ramit Sethi
  5. "Start, Build & Grow a Successful Online �Business | GrowthLab". growthlab.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12. replacement character in |title= at position 41 (help)
  6. About PBWorks accessed 22 December 2012
  7. "Ramit Sethi: Did You Know?". South Asian Exec. January 11, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  8. Stanford Alumni Association
  9. "GrowthLab | Start and Grow Your Online Business". GrowthLab | Start and Grow Your Online Business. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  10. "Instagram post by Ramit Sethi • Apr 24, 2017 at 5:25pm UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  11. https://fundraise.pencilsofpromise.org/fundraise?fcid=448074
  12. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/I-Will-Teach-You-To-Be-Rich-Reviews-E995948.htm
  13. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/I-Will-Teach-You-To-Be-Rich-Reviews-E995948.htm
  14. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/I-Will-Teach-You-To-Be-Rich-Reviews-E995948.htm
  15. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/I-Will-Teach-You-To-Be-Rich-Reviews-E995948.htm


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