# Guy Kawasaki, Adjunct Professor > Guy Kawasaki, Adjunct Professor. 5 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/guy-kawasaki (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Watsonville, US · Angel # Guy Kawasaki Adjunct Professor at [Garage Technology Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-technology-ventures) Latest rounds - **GotIt!** Seed · $525k Oct 2013 - **Buffer** Seed · $400k Dec 2011 - **Posterous** Seed · $725k Dec 2008 Backs *Software* *Consumer Apps* *Martech* *Professional Services* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 5 last Oct 2013 - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Books:** 6 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 5 rounds name them - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Garage Technology Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=guy-kawasaki)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=guy-kawasaki) ## The firm [**Garage Technology Ventures** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **22** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garage-technology-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 5 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $7.7M - **Active:** 2005–13 2013 - [GotIt!](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotit) *Seed* **$525k** *US* Oct 2013 Joined · +1 investor · historical 2011 - [Buffer](https://millionrounds.com/company/buffer) *Seed* **$400k** *US* Dec 2011 Joined · +20 investors · historical 2008 - [Posterous](https://millionrounds.com/company/posterous) *Seed* **$725k** *US* Dec 2008 Joined · +10 investors · historical 2005 - [Simply Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/simply-hired) *Series A* **$3M** *US* Aug 2005 Joined · +6 investors · historical - [Simply Hired](https://millionrounds.com/company/simply-hired) *Series B* **$3M** *US* Jul 2005 Joined · +6 investors · historical By stage - Seed **3** - Series A **1** - Series B **1** What they backed Software **2** Consumer Apps **1** Martech **1** Professional Services **1** Alongside - [Dave McClure *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/practical-venture-capital) - [James Hong *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong) - [Kanwal Rekhi *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kanwal-rekhi) - [Rajeev Motwani *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rajeev-motwani) - [Ron Conway *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) - [9+ *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/9) - [Adii Pienaar *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adii-pienaar) - Alberto Benbunan *1* Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Buffer](https://millionrounds.com/startup/buffer-2) - [Cheeze](https://millionrounds.com/startup/cheeze) - [Got It AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/got-it-ai) - [Paper.li](https://millionrounds.com/startup/paper-li) - [Posterous](https://millionrounds.com/startup/posterous) - [Simply Hired](https://millionrounds.com/startup/simply-hired) - [Ticketleap](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ticketleap) - [Tripwire](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tripwire) - [Ustream](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ustream) - BagtheWeb - EduWare Services - Inc - Motorola - SocialToo - StatusNet - StumbleUpon - Triggit - Tweetmeme - Visibile Measures - Wikimedia Foundation ## Also at Garage Technology Ventures - [**Bill Reichert** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bill-reichert) - [**Henry Wong** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/henry-wong-2) - [**Joyce Chung** Co-Founder and President *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joyce-chung) - [**Sam Kwok** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-kwok) - [**Samuel Kwok** Venture Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/samuel-kwok) ## Their books - The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything Guy Kawasaki · 2004 3.91 from 29,538 ratings on Goodreads About the book A new product, a new service, a new company, a new division, a new organization, a new anything, where there’s a will, here’s the way. It begins with a dream that just won’t quit, the once-in-a-lifetime thunderbolt of pure inspiration, the obsession, the world-beater, the killer… On AmazonListen on Audible - Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions Guy Kawasaki · 2011 3.74 from 11,075 ratings on Goodreads About the book Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not about manipulating people. It transforms situations and relationships. It converts hostility into civility and civility into affinity. It changes the skeptics and cynics into the believers and the… On AmazonListen on Audible - Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competit ion Guy Kawasaki · 2008 4.00 from 8,127 ratings on Goodreads About the book More uncommon common sense from the bestselling author of The Art of the Start. In Silicon Valley slang, a “bozo explosion” is what causes a lean, mean, fighting machine of a company to slide into mediocrity. As Guy Kawasaki puts it, “If the two most popular words in your… On AmazonListen on Audible - The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users Guy Kawasaki · 2014 3.55 from 2,712 ratings on Goodreads About the book From the bestselling author of The Art of the Start and Enchantment, a no-nonsense guide to becoming a social media superstar. By now it’s clear that whether you’re promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what will determine your success… On AmazonListen on Audible - APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book Guy Kawasaki · 2012 4.17 from 2,674 ratings on Goodreads About the book In 2011 the publisher of one of my books Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies of the book. Because of this experience, I self-published my next book, What the Plus!, and learned first-hand that self-publishing is a complex, confusing, and idiosyncratic… On AmazonListen on Audible - What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of Us Guy Kawasaki · 2012 3.70 from 917 ratings on Goodreads About the book You are ninety minutes away from mastering Google+. That's all it takes. But don't take Guy's word for it. Here's what three experts have to say about What the Plus! Google+ for the Rest of "We didn't expect over 100,000,000 people to join Google+ so quickly. If we had, we might… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Find people like Guy Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)