Guy Kawasaki, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures - a seed-stage and early-stage venture capital
fund, discusses how his company weathered the “dot bomb” era, and talks
about the people and technologies that interest his VC firm.
Q&A - What is an angel investor?
Guy
also reflects on his experience as an evangelist, entrepreneur, and
venture capitalist and discusses his transition from corporate America
to the world of entrepreneurship.
Q&A - Making the leap to starting a business
Guy’s inspirational entrepreneurs:
- Steve Jobs – Co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer
- Bill Gates – Co-founder, Chairman and former CEO of Microsoft Corporation
Guy’s recommendation for aspiring entrepreneurs:
If
you know that you want to start a business and live the life of an
entrepreneur, but you don’t know exactly what type of business you want
to start, let your love and knowledge of a particular business or
industry inspire your decision to start up.
Selected Q & A transcripts from this radio show
Q&A - Opening up new markets for your business
Q&A - Finding credit and marketing an online business
About Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an
early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Forbes.com.
Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. where he was
one of the individuals responsible for the success of the Macintosh
computer.
Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries , How to Drive Your Competition Crazy , Selling the Dream , and The Macintosh Way . He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA, as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.