Steve Jobs Taught Guy Kawasaki

This speech was a day after Steve Jobs passed away. Guy Kawasaki re-wrote his presentation. Guy Kawasaki survived working for Steve Jobs twice. At Silicon Valley Bank’s CEO Summit on October 6, 2011, Guy shared lessons learned from the entrepreneur of the 21st century.  A 47 minute video from Youtube.

Guy Kawasaki Quotes:

• “Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.” ~ Guy Kawasaki
• “Great companies start because the founders want to change the world… not make a fast buck.” ~ Guy Kawasaki
• “Want to change the world? Upset the status quo? This takes more than run-of-the-mill relationships. You need to make people dream the same dream that you do.” ~ Guy Kawasaki
• “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” ~ Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc.
• “You can make something big when young that will carry you through life. Look at all the big startups like Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. They were all started by very young people who stumbled on something of unseen value. You’ll know it when you hit a home run.”  ~ Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.

“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of working what happened yesterday.” ~Steve Jobs

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” ~Steve Jobs

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” ~Babe Ruth