Guy Kawasaki





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...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,660 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions
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Enchantment: The Art of Changi...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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Reality Check: The Irreverent...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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The Macintosh Way
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1990 — 5 editions
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How to Drive Your Competition...
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3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Selling the Dream
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Hindsights: The Wisdom and Bre...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions
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Computer Curmudgeon
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1993
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Database 101
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1991
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“Steve [Jobs] proves that it's OK to be an asshole... He just has a different OS.”
Guy Kawasaki

“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

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



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