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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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“There is only one Steve Jobs, but if you want a shot at being the next Steve Jobs, learn to communicate using stories, demos, and pictures.”

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“For me, while writing I am an engineer, so if I decide to change the format, I want to add a section, to move a section, reorganize the section, anything I want to do, I just boot words, and I do what I want to do. So, I feel completely empowered when I'm a writer.”

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“Companies should always want to delight their customers.”

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“Original visions are often wrong. Companies have to morph as they learn what customers don't want.”

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“Look back to the old days: people bought an MS DOS machine and struggled with it for weeks to bring it up to speed. Then Apple created Macintosh, struggled a bit with it, but eventually succeeded. Then it went into other businesses. If your company truly wants to change the world, it would make these problems go away for customers.”

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“Everything you want is cheap or free. If you went to a venture capitalist and said: "I need money to buy tools." You flunked the IQ test, I mean every tool that you need is free!”

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“Great companies start because the founders want to change the world... not make a fast buck.”

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“At the end of my life, I want to say that I made the world a better place because I raised good children, loved my wife, and empowered entrepreneurs. If I do these things, then I can rest knowing that I made the world a better place.”

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“While we're living, we need to get over ourselves and accept others if we want to enchant people.”

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“If you want to make a good first impression, smile at people. What does it cost to smile? Nothing. What does it cost not to smile? Everything, if not smiling prevents you from enchanting people.”

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“When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.”

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Book:Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

Source: Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions

“Want to change the world? Upset the status quo? This takes more than run-of-the-mill relationships. You need to make people dream the same dream that you do.”

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“Entrepreneur is not a job title. It is a state of mind of people who want to alter the future.”

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“There are two types of people on social media: people who want more followers, and liars.”

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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.”

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“I don't want to make more friends. I have four kids, I have plenty of friends, and all the personal relationships I need.”

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

Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your CompetitionRelated source material

The Macintosh WayRelated source material

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

How to Drive Your Competition Crazy: Creating Disruption for Fun and ProfitRelated source material

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