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Kawasaki: Product is the single most important factor when investing in startups
“I must admit that I think that the most important thing is the product.”
Guy Kawasaki names Elon Musk as the closest equivalent to Steve Jobs
“Yeah, I mean, he's the closest thing we have to Steve Jobs right now, so.”
Kawasaki: Apple changed more major industries than Google
“Yeah, no, I, I'm leaning towards Apple, and it's because Apple has made multiple changes, right? So they changed the face of computing, and they changed the face of phones, and then they invented the face of tablets, and you can't, you know, Google has definit…”
Kawasaki: Apple Mail feels designed for someone receiving ten emails daily
“When I use Apple Mail, it feels like somebody at Apple who gets 10 emails a day has designed it.”
Kawasaki: Tech is in a bubble, but macro conditions don't matter
“I believe it is, but I also believe, so what if it is or it isn't, you know, what really matters is your one company. Not the big picture.”
Kawasaki: Few people in history have changed the world like Steve Jobs
“Yeah, yeah, but in terms of changing the world, there's not too many people who come close to Steve Jobs.”
Kawasaki: Startup founders always overestimate their financial forecasts
“Well, one thing that drives me nuts is that they always, always are so wrong in their forecasts. I've never seen one that undershot his projections.”
Kawasaki: Steve Jobs never understated projections or achievements
“The last person in the world who underplayed it is Steve jobs. Trust me.”
Kawasaki: A startup fundamentally requires only making and selling
“Well, it's kind of simple, you know, somebody's got to make it, and somebody's got to sell it. That's it in a nutshell. And so this is about the guy or gal who's selling it, and then we have to find, you know, something else for the guy who is making it. So th…”
Guy Kawasaki calls Amazon an operational killing machine and endorses buying stock
“Because Amazon is a killing machine, and I use it as a, as someplace I buy from. Also, I publish through as a self-publisher, and I resell through using a traditional publisher, so I know how freaking awesome that company is.”