Guy Kawasaki Speaks Out About Venture Capitalists and CEOs

You can always count on Guy Kawasaki for the balanced truth!

In Top 9 Lies of Venture Capitalists he warns entrepreneurs to check carefully to see from which side of their mouth a venture capitalist is speaking. Guy says "Venture capitalists are simple people. But we're not necessarily forthcoming, so if you think it's hard to get a "yes" out of a venture capitalist, try getting a conclusive "no." The game is to string along entrepreneurs in case something miraculous happens to make them look better."

In 6 Helpful Clues for CEOs he updates the list he started in October and asks CEOs to check whether they "stack up" and to show they "are clued in and on top of things".

Special thanks to west coast beat reporter Jeff Saunders for his contributions to this.