Tim Draper (Draper Fisher Jurvetson) - Calling All Entrepreneurial Heroes

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Stanford eCorner

Journey, Startups, Education, Stanford, Culture, Strategy, Stanford University, Entrepreneurship, Business, Life Lessons, Thought Leadership, Creativity, Etl, Challenges, Leadership, Innovation, Founders

4.4 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2013

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In this lively presentation, Tim Draper, managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, shares his global experiences funding entrepreneurial heroes who "break down walls." Draper shares attributes that support viable entrepreneurial environments, and encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to attack established monopolies and to never fear making mistakes.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leader series, brought you weekly by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.
0:10.3	You can find podcasts and videos of these lectures online at eChorner.standford.edu.
0:18.5	This week we have an incredible pleasure to welcome Tim Draper as our entrepreneurial thought leader
0:23.6	lecturer. Now just a few years ago he was sitting in your chairs because he got his
0:30.2	degree in electrical engineering here at Stanford. How many of you have are in the electrical
0:35.0	engineering department? Okay great. You could be the future Tim Draper.
0:39.8	Okay?
0:40.6	And he then went on and went to Harvard Business School.
0:43.9	And just shortly thereafter, he founded Draper Fisher-Jervinson or what became Draper Fisher-Jervitson.
0:48.9	Now, I've known Tim for many years, and the thing I want to tell you is no idea is too big and too exciting
0:57.0	for him. He's going to tell you about his insights and his attitude and his point of view
1:02.0	about venture capital and about entrepreneurship. And I want to tell you he is a guy who gets
1:07.5	things done. So without further ado, Tim. Great.
1:11.6	Well, thank you.
1:16.6	Thank you, Tina.
1:17.6	Tina's terrific, by the way.
1:18.6	This whole program, everything about it is great,
1:21.6	and she has also joined the board of Draper University,
1:24.6	which is I'll tell you a little bit about later. But first I think we need a moment of silence for Reg, what's his last name, Presley?
1:38.3	Because he wrote, do you know, Wild Thing.
1:46.1	Okay, not silence.
1:48.0	Everybody get up and go,
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