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Kawasaki has recently switched from using Mac's to using Linux, because he's disappointed in the route that Apple has taken, in relations to DRM and other issues.
Kawasaki has recently switched from using Mac's to using Linux, because he's disappointed in the route that Apple has taken, in relations to DRM and other issues.
This has meant the loss of Apples most prominent evangelist, and could be interpreted, that Apple has become a regular technology-company, like so many others.
This has meant the loss of Apples most prominent evangelist, and could be interpreted, that Apple has become a just another regular technology-company.


Kawasaki has a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in psychology from [[Stanford University]] and an [[MBA]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He is [[Japanese American]] and a native of [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] where he attended the prestigious [[Iolani School]].
Kawasaki has a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in psychology from [[Stanford University]] and an [[MBA]] from [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He is [[Japanese American]] and a native of [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]] where he attended the prestigious [[Iolani School]].

Revision as of 01:26, 17 February 2007

Guy Kawasaki
Occupation(s)Venture capitalist
Former Apple evangelist

Guy Kawasaki (born 1954), one of the original Apple employees responsible for marketing of the Macintosh in 1984, is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He is noted for bringing the concept of evangelism to the high-tech business, focusing on creating passionate user-advocates for the Apple brand. Kawasaki was a former Apple Fellow, and after leaving the company, became CEO of a pseudo-spinoff of Apple called ACIUS, which produced the 4th Dimension database program. He also started the company Fog City Software.

Kawasaki has recently switched from using Mac's to using Linux, because he's disappointed in the route that Apple has taken, in relations to DRM and other issues. This has meant the loss of Apples most prominent evangelist, and could be interpreted, that Apple has become a just another regular technology-company.

Kawasaki has a B.A. in psychology from Stanford University and an MBA from University of California, Los Angeles. He is Japanese American and a native of Honolulu, Hawaii where he attended the prestigious Iolani School.

He is currently CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, a venture capital firm which specializes in high-technology startup firms located in Silicon Valley, California.

Guy has a blog. The name (and theme) for this blog has been through the following changes:

  • Let the good times roll
  • Signum sine tinnitu (Signal without noise)
  • How to change the world

Bibliography

He is the author of many books including:

  • The Art of the Start (2004) ISBN 1-59184-056-2
  • Rules for Revolutionaries (2000) ISBN 0-88730-995-X
  • How to Drive Your Competition Crazy (1995) ISBN 0-7868-6124-X
  • Hindsights (1995) ISBN 0-446-67115-0
  • The Computer Curmudgeon (1993) ISBN 1-56830-013-1
  • Selling the Dream (1992) ISBN 0-88730-600-4
  • Database 101 (1991) ISBN 0-938151-52-5
  • The Macintosh Way (1990) ISBN 0-06-097338-2

See also

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