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Guy Kawasaki is a renowned author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is best known for his tenure at Apple, where he served as the vice president of marketing. Kawasaki's writings cover topics such as innovation, entrepreneurship, and marketing, and have been widely appreciated by readers.

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Famous Guy Kawasaki Quotes

“You know in a startup, you only need three people. You need someone who can make something. You need someone who can sell it. And you need someone to collect the money. That's the only three roles in a startup. So which one are you?”

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“Crowdsourcing is a great way to approach creation because in any given point there's always somebody on the Internet who knows something better than you do.”

Knows Way Given Creation Internet Approach Something Better Better Than You Crowdsourcing

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“You know you're ready to write a book when you have a feeling that you should do it, no matter what anybody says. It's like falling in love or starting a company. When you're still wondering if you should get married or you're still wondering whether you should start a company that might be not the right person or the right idea. And writing is the same way. When you've locked on to the topic, you'll just write it.”

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“You know, if you're Guy Kawasaki and you create a car that gets 500 miles a gallon with zero emissions, people on the Internet would say: 'I could have done that in half an hour, and it's been done before. What's the big deal? I expected something more from him.' Meanwhile, they didn't do it, right? They're still living at home with their mothers.”

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“Do not write to impress others. Authors who write to impress people have difficulty remaining true to themselves. A better path is to write what pleases you and pray that there are others like you. Your first and most important reader is you. If you write a book that pleases you, at least you know one person will like it.”

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“Just be nice, take genuine interest in the people you meet, and keep in touch with people you like. This will create a group of people who are invested in helping you because they know you and appreciate you.”

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“A magnificent cause can overcome a prickly personality, but your ability to enchant people increases if they like you, so you should aspire to both. You’ll know that you’re likeable when you can communicate freely, casually, and comfortably with people.”

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“Do you know what the difference is between PR and advertising? Advertising is when you say how great you are. PR is when other people say how great you are. PR is better.”

People Knows Differences Advertising Do You Know

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“The beauty of Goodreads is that you know you’re sowing in a field where everyone, by definition and self-selection, loves to read.”

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“You have to start with the basic premise that you need to know what your competition is doing.”

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“Here's what you should say [to an investor]: 'this is what my company does' It's that simple. What you're trying to do is get potential investors to fantasize about how your product or service will make a boatload of money. They can't fantasize if they don't know what you do.”

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“You say: "I'm a blue sky thinker." Investor thinks: "You have no business model, and you don't know how to ship."”

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“I want to know which idea you're going to kill yourself trying to make successful, not which ideas have crossed your idle mind.”

Knows Want Trying Mind Ideas Successful Idle Killing Yourself

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Born: August 30, 1954
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Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and ActionsRelated source material

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The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting AnythingRelated source material

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