Kharraz: Guy Kawasaki publicly panned Zocdoc at TechCrunch 2007 debut
Oliver Kharraz · Zocdoc: Oliver Kharraz · Aug 17, 2020 · at 26:52
Oliver Kharraz, co-founder of Zocdoc, recalls launching the doctor-booking platform at the TechCrunch 40 competition in September 2007 and receiving immediate pushback from panel judge Guy Kawasaki.
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“Guy Kawasaki, who we knew and valued, As an evangelist for Apple, he came out and just said he didn't get it, he would never use this in front of everyone, right? And his direct quote was something like, honestly, it would just never occur to me to go to any site and pick a doctor.”
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