Kawasaki: Product is the single most important factor when investing in startups
Guy Kawasaki · 20 VC 001: Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Motorola and AllTop.com · Jan 13, 2015 · at 4:44
Guy Kawasaki, former Apple Chief Evangelist and venture capitalist at Garage Technology Ventures, explains his core investment philosophy to host Harry Stebbings.
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“I must admit that I think that the most important thing is the product.”
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