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My real mantra for my life is empower others.

Guy Kawasaki

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Guy Kawasaki
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 30
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Guy Takeo Kawasaki
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If you truly don't have competition, then zoom out until you can define some. Competition can be as simple as the reliance on the status quo, Microsoft (since at some point Microsoft will compete with everyone for everything), or researchers in universities. Pick something, because saying you have no competition at all is a nonstarter.
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Writing is therapeutic. It helps you cope with issues that seem gargantuan at the time. The process of expressing yourself about a problem, editing your thoughts, and writing some more can help you control issues that you face.
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Hockey is the only thing that I'm not good at that I love.
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High achievers tend to have major weaknesses. People without major weaknesses tend to be mediocre.
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Customers can tell you how to evolve a product, but they can't show you how to make a leap.
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The hard part is implementing the decision, not making it.
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If you use social media right, you will piss people off. It's actually recommended!
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Just be nice, take genuine interest in the people you meet, and keep in touch with people you like. This will create a group of people who are invested in helping you because they know you and appreciate you.
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Social media allows me to pick my times for social interaction.
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You really can't spend money on social media unless you really try. Social media is really more about effort than expense.
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Most of my life is over. I am going to enjoy my family and friends before any of us depart this earth. I'll never start another company. I'll never work long hours again. At this point in my life, I only answer to God, my wife, and my kids. Everything else is secondary - especially the expectations of strangers.
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An MBA is a great degree for career paths like investment banking, finance, consulting, and large companies. An MBA is not necessarily the right path for starting a tech company. You should be building a prototype, not getting an MBA in that case.
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For startups, SM is now crucial: it has never been cheaper and easier to reach one's customers. Entrepreneurs should thank God for Twitter, Facebook.
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There are two types of people on social media: people who want more followers, and liars.
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The telephone operator has one of the biggest roles in creating your organization's image....indeed, many people may come into contact with no one except your operator.
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If you're in enough places at enough times, then some of them are bound to be the right ones.
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The first good reason to write a book is to add value to people’s lives.
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The mark of a good conversationalist is not that you can talk a lot. The mark is that you can get others to talk a lot. Thus, good schmoozer's are good listeners, not good talkers.
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The hardest thing about getting started, is getting started.
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