12 responses so far ↓

• Karin Karin H. May 10, 2007 at 4:56 am  

  Hi Dawud

  Definitely three books to add to my wish-list (all I have to do know is find reading time )
  Thanks for placing this.

  Karin H. H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

• Dawud Miracle May 10, 2007 at 6:34 am  

  Karin H.,

  I know. Where do we find the time? I know Guy is controversial – and some feel highly arrogant. But his stuff is really good. And I seem to enjoy his personality. I think it’s because he’s so confident that he doesn’t mind pushing people’s beliefs.

• Karin Karin H. May 10, 2007 at 6:48 am  

  Hi Dawud

  Haven’t seen much of Guy to be honest, but my impression (so far) isn’t one of arrogance; more of relating his experiences in a (for me) humorous kind of way. I like his style – very straight forward and no-nonsense

• Dawud Miracle May 10, 2007 at 6:52 am  

  Karin H.,

  Oh, just poke around a bit and you’ll find some audio and video of him delivering good information, but doing so with a bit of arrogance. But I’m all for not killing the message because of the messenger.

  I, personally, appreciate his no-nonsense approach.

• Ilya Lichtenstein May 12, 2007 at 6:48 pm  

  Guy Kawasaki is not also incredibly arrogant, he’s also not a very good VC. But I suppose every public figure has some fans…

• Dawud Miracle May 14, 2007 at 8:13 am  

  Ilya,

  I know Guy rubs people a bit. Me, personally, I don’t find him all that arrogant either. I appreciate his straight-shooter ways. Moreover, the guy (no pun intended) really understands evangelism. And for that, I find him interesting, informative and helpful. I’ve always been someone who’s more interested in the message than the messenger.

  Is he a good VC? I have no way of truly knowing myself.

• Karin Karin H. May 14, 2007 at 8:19 am  

  [quote comment="4184"]I’ve always been someone who’s more interested in the message than the messenger.
  [/quote]

  Best answer ever!
  And IMHO it is always very easy to write negative about any ‘messenger’. Nobody’s perfect

  I like his style (as far as I’ve seen, read, heard from him).

  Karin H. H (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

• Dawud Miracle May 14, 2007 at 8:48 am  

  Karin H.,

  I sure hope so. I don’t want to be held to unrealistic expectations myself. And that’s what seems to happen with public figures…we forget they’re really just like us – with all our imperfections.

  As I’ve said, I like Guy’s stuff. I’ve also seen/heard some recordings of him where he pisses some people off – seemingly on purpose. But, that seems to just be Guy.

• Brett Evans May 17, 2007 at 11:40 pm  

  My favorite part of that was “to eat like a bird and poop like an elephant” haha

  Nice find, Ive never seen that before!

• Dawud Miracle May 18, 2007 at 6:38 am  

  Brett,

  Yeah, I’ve heard him say that a few times in various places. Boy does it paint an interesting picture, huh?