Tim Draper, Venture Capitalist
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English - July 01, 2018 09:47 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today, my guest is Tim Draper*, the founding partner of leading venture capital firms Draper Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (now DFJ) and also the school, Draper University. Tim is a third generation venture capitalist and founded Draper Associates in 1985, which when joined by John Fisher and Steve Jurvetson became the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). In 2012, Tim founded Draper University to teach entrepreneurship through hands-on training, an innovative curriculum and thought leadership. He has been listed as […]
Today, my guest is Tim Draper*, the founding partner of leading venture capital firms Draper Associates, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (now DFJ) and also the school, Draper University. Tim is a third generation venture capitalist and founded Draper Associates in 1985, which when joined by John Fisher and Steve Jurvetson became the venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). In 2012, Tim founded Draper University to teach entrepreneurship through hands-on training, an innovative curriculum and thought leadership. He has been listed as #46 of the most outstanding Harvard alumni, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, #1 Most Networked Venture Capitalist by Always On, and #98 on the 2014 Worth Magazine 100 Most Powerful People in Finance. Tim holds an EE degree from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
*with special thanks to Heidi Roizen