Min Kao / 高明环

Min Kao / 高明环 is one of the two Garmin founders named in 咖啡豆｜两次遭遇苹果冲击，运动手表佳明为何还能增长？. The source presents him as a navigation-background founder and explains Garmin’s name as the combination of the first-name fragments of Gary Burrell and Min Kao.

In the source’s Garmin history, Kao helps mark why the company began with high-reliability GPS equipment for aviation, marine, surveying, and other professional users before moving into consumer car navigation and then sports wearables.

Connections

• Garmin - company he co-founded.
• Gary Burrell - co-founder and naming counterpart.
• GPS, Navigation Device Commoditization, and Professional Wearable Moat - technology and strategy concepts tied to the source.