One Of Apple's Most Important Early Execs Is Now Helping Google With Android

Former Apple employee and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki has added a new job to his resume.

Kawasaki announced via Twitter that he is going to be advising Google-owned Motorola, reports CultOfAndroid.

Big news today! I'm advising Motorola. fb.me/1f05iz76A

— Guy Kawasaki (@GuyKawasaki) February 27, 2013

Once Chief Evangelist at Apple, Kawasaki left the company in 1987. Now he juggles investing in companies and running a highly successful blog, AllTop.

Here's the message Kawasaki posted to his Facebook page:

I'm advising Motorola

I love mobile devices, Android, and Google, and Motorola is at the nexus (no pun intended) of these three passions. So I've accepted a position as an advisor to Motorola. My focus is on product design, user interface, marketing, and social media.

Motorola reminds me of the Apple of 1998: a pioneer in its market segment, engineering-driven, and ripe for innovation. I believe that great products can change everything. For example, the creation of the iMac G3 (the Macs that came in colors such as Bondi, Strawberry, Blueberry, Lime, and Grape) was a pivotal event for Apple.

As part of Google, the sky is the limit for Motorola, and I'm excited to be advising this team. One of my first actions is to create a Google+ community about mobile devices. The community is for mobile devices from any manufacturer running any operating system on any carrier's network. I hope you'll join it:

https://plus.google.com/communities/112915392661745517235