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Jul 2, 2018 · Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr -- often, it's simply b...
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Dive deep with venture capitalist John Doerr as he underscores the vital connection between ambition, passion, and purpose. Explore the inspiring journey of ...
Oct 23, 2018 · From Google and Twitter to Amazon, venture capitalist John Doerr has played his part in building and funding Silicon Valley’s most successful companies.
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L. John Doerr (born June 29, 1951) is an American investor and venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins in Menlo Park, California. In February 2009, Doerr was appointed a member of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board to provide the President and his administration with advice and counsel in trying to fix America's economic downturn. [ 1 ]
John is an engineer, venture capitalist, and the chair of Kleiner Perkins. He is the author of bestsellers Measure What Matters and Speed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.
John Doerr is an engineer, acclaimed venture capitalist, and the chairman of Kleiner Perkins. For 37 years, John has served entrepreneurs with ingenuity and optimism, helping them build disruptive companies and bold teams.
Among his many seminar students over the years is John Doerr, who will go on to use Grove’s methods to revolutionize the way companies like Google and Apple are run, and eventually to write a book about the process, Measure What Matters.