My Take
Guy Kawasaki is one of those rare figures who shaped how an entire generation thinks about technology and evangelism — and I mean that literally, since he basically invented the role of "chief evangelist" at Apple in the early 1980s, championing the Macintosh with a fervor that felt almost religious. Born in Honolulu and educated at Stanford, he went on to write a string of genuinely useful books on entrepreneurship, starting businesses, and the art of the pitch. What I appreciate about him is that he never coasted on the Apple halo: he built Garage.com, became a VC, and reinvented himself as a social media voice long before most Silicon Valley veterans figured out Twitter. He's the guy who told entrepreneurs the truth about pitching, funding, and shipping — and made it entertaining. A Silicon Valley original who earned every room he walked into.
Overview
Guy Takeo Kawasaki (born August 30, 1954) is an American marketing specialist, author, and venture capitalist in Silicon Valley. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Guy Kawasaki
- Name (Japanese)
- ガイ・カワサキ
- Reading
- がい・かわさき
- Born
- August 30, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
- Origin
- Honolulu, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / businessperson / merchant / author / social media manager
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.