Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasakiis an American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984. He popularized the word evangelist in marketing the Macintosh and the concepts of evangelism marketing and technology evangelism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth30 August 1954
CountryUnited States of America
successful ideas mind
I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.
years two guy
A 50-year-old company can innovate as well as two guys/gals in a garage.
europe ideas trying
Companies in Europe should stop trying to do the U.S. version of a European idea.
intellectual curiosity active
I do have a peripatetic and active intellectual curiosity.
friendship kids four
I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need.
father roles financial
I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family.
people weakness mediocre
High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.
smart believe people
Smart, well-meaning people get it wrong when they start believing that the world owes them something and that the rules are different for them.
jobs player long
Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players; B players hire C players; and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.
writing editing issues
Writing is therapeutic. It helps you cope with issues that seem gargantuan at the time. The process of expressing yourself about a problem, editing your thoughts, and writing some more can help you control issues that you face.
jobs thinking differences
If you're an entrepreneur and you think that the president makes a difference to your business, you should stay at your current job.
crash program competitors
A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'.
moving communication goal
The goal is to provide inspiring information that moves people to action.
leadership people management
When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.