Guy Kawasaki

I have four kids in a private school who have not yet entered college. Their tuition is what keeps me motivated. Life is simple sometimes.

Guy Kawasaki

I learned how difficult it is to self-publish a book. It’s complex, it’s confusing, it’s idiosyncratic.

Guy Kawasaki

I merely consider myself a father, and one role of a father is to provide financial resources for his family.

Guy Kawasaki

I started my career counting diamonds and schlepping gold jewelry around the world. The jewelry business is a very, very tough business – tougher than the computer business. You truly have to understand how to take care of your customers.

Guy Kawasaki

I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It’s a skill that you learn. The key is the 10/20/30 rule: 10 slides given in 20 minutes using no font smaller than 30 points. If people just adhered to this rule, they would double or triple the quality of their presentations.

Guy Kawasaki

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

Guy Kawasaki

I would like my kids to inherit a world where people succeed because of merit and hard work, not entitlement, and where people accept others for what they are and not try to change them.

Guy Kawasaki

I’m a lousy predictor of the future.

Guy Kawasaki

I’ve been all over the world meeting with companies and startups and entrepreneurs. And I tell you, they are more similar than different.

Guy Kawasaki

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a prototype is worth ten thousand slides.

Guy Kawasaki