The Top 10 Mistakes of Entrepreneurs with Guy Kawasaki

The Berkeley Entrepreneurs Forum welcomed Guy Kawasaki, chief evangelist at Canva and Executive Fellow at the Haas School of Business to talk about The Top 10 Mistakes of Entrepreneurs. The audience learned about what not to do when building a company–from the inception to the exit from this celebrated entrepreneur, innovator, venture capitalist and author. (September 25, 2014)

[TheSGUYALEF]

1. 8:29 multiply big number by small procent
2. 14:12 scaling too fast
3. 17:49 form partnership
4. 20:00 focus on pitch
5. 22:39 Use too many slides
6. 33:03 Proceed serially
7. 34:28 Retain control
8. 39:45 Use patents for defensibility
9. 44:28 Hire in your image
10. 45:39 Befriend your investors

[SoulCurators]

A few years ago, maybe even a decade say 2005 or 2006 I wrote an email to Guy about a project I was on at that time. It was to do with travel and learning. I asked him straight up for an investment and make a huge long pitch. While he obviously did not invest in my nascent idea at that point. But just knowing that he looked into it and gave me his feedback meant I was not totally shit. Since, i’ve followed him over several videos and articles, blogs etc and I think he’s probably one of the most ‘bang on’ dudes of our times. Very well in the league with only a few other of the past generation.

[MichelReibel]

The Best of the Art of "Guy Kawasaki".

[evilthinker]

He says the windows projector joke everywhere but i still find it funny!

[mostlymi]

This is great advice for enterpreneurs pitching for funding to VCs.

[salvadorortiz]

THKS TO THIS MAN I NOW KNOW WHT NOT TO DO AND WHT TO DO IN EVERY SITUATION #AMEN

[gebfrever]

In not a business major but I found this to be helpful yet insightful! Thank you I will definitely keep an eye out for more of guys lectures!

[daveb]

I can totally understand why Steve Jobs tried to get Guy to return to Apple.

[hammerhead]

Not a wonder Guy is one of the most respected business minds in the world.

[haxpor]

Just for my notice, in SharkTank, the sharks often ask about "Do you have patent on this?". And I heard it much more than enough in each episode of the show. It has the weights to consider there too.

[zamoyoniselestine]

You are real fantastic person God bless you

[richieh]

MVVVP - really liked that little nugget...

[sabrinagibson]

Would love to interview Richard Branson.

[somedude]

Guy give us your thoughts about the lean startup methodology.

[alienreporter]

I actually lookedup PETS.com and its active as a company... FYI

[robertcooperblanks]

Hi Guy - I love your energy and advice so in taking the advice I would like to pitch to you my Dog Food company that realistically will be set up to produce two cans of dog food per day. Given we won´t be able to sell any because of the oligopolistic nature of the market and economies of scale I will then buy one can for my dog and since I will get no profits - eat the other myself. Would you scale up this pitch?

[aryayogarudhita]

22.25 "let me show you what it does"

[dougwong]

i bet the 1% thing started from job's iphone keynote

[Thecarolngo]

Ok now you want to punch my face? Well why would I be crazy from some Berkeley people. I like working working is fun all my friends are there and I get paid for it. Helen Lee met her husband at work. So don’t know what you’re talking about.

[Nothing-mqon]

Why did he always talk about the suck & long stuff all the time?