Guy Kawasaki

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I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1954. My family lived in a tough part of Honolulu called Kalihi Valley. We weren’t rich, but I never felt poor-because my mother and father made many sacrifices for my sister and me. My mother was a housewife, and my father was a fireman, real estate broker, state senator, and government official during his long, distinguished career.

I attended Iolani School where I graduated in 1972. Iolani is not as well known as its rival, Punahou because no presidents of the U. S. went there, but I got a fantastic and formative education there. (Punahou is “USC,” and Iolani is “Stanford”—but I digress.) I pay special tribute to Harold Keables, my AP English teacher.He taught me that the key to writing is edi...more

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Average rating: 3.80 · 3,443 ratings · 450 reviews · 27 distinct works

	The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything 3.87 avg rating — 1,660 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions 3.67 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition 3.94 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Rules for Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services by Guy Kawasaki, Michele Moreno, Gary Kawasaki 3.72 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Macintosh Way 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions	My rating:
	How to Drive Your Competition Crazy: Creating Disruption for Fun and Profit by Guy Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Michele Moreno 3.63 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Selling the Dream 3.81 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Hindsights: The Wisdom and Breakthroughs of Remarkable People 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Computer Curmudgeon 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Database 101 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991	My rating:

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“Steve [Jobs] proves that it's OK to be an asshole... He just has a different OS.”
― Guy Kawasaki

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“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.”
― Guy Kawasaki

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“Organizations are successful because of good implementation,not good business plans.”
― Guy Kawasaki

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