John Doerr

John Doerr

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Venture capitalist and author, from whom Reed Hastings learned the importance of setting a budget for personal time.

Mentioned in 21 videos
Born
June 29, 1951, St. Louis
Nationality
United States
Affiliation
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Education
Rice University, Harvard Business School, Harvard University
Awards
California Hall of Fame

Companies & Ventures

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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Videos Mentioning John Doerr

Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Insights from Jeff Bezos, Must-Read Books, & More

Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Insights from Jeff Bezos, Must-Read Books, & More

Tim Ferriss

Top venture capitalist who, along with Mike Moritz, invested in Google despite initial red flags.

Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

Vinod Khosla : How to Build the Future

Y Combinator

Mentioned as being on the board of one of the companies funded by Kleiner Perkins that licensed technology.

A Conversation with Aileen Lee - Moderated by Geoff Ralston

A Conversation with Aileen Lee - Moderated by Geoff Ralston

Y Combinator

Legendary venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins who Aileen Lee worked under.

E139: Recapping Chamath's wedding, VC surplus, unions vs Hollywood, room-temp superconductors & more

E139: Recapping Chamath's wedding, VC surplus, unions vs Hollywood, room-temp superconductors & more

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as a successful venture capitalist.

My Conversation With Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z & Netscape

My Conversation With Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder of a16z & Netscape

David Senra

A legendary venture capitalist from Kleiner Perkins, admired for his brilliance in operating within the traditional VC model.

Tony Fadell — Stories of Steve Jobs, Product Design, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, and More

Tony Fadell — Stories of Steve Jobs, Product Design, Good Assholes vs. Bad Assholes, and More

Tim Ferriss

Author of 'Speed & Scale', a compilation of climate solutions, recommended as a resource for those seeking to learn about and contribute to solving the climate crisis.

DOGE vs USAID, Crypto Framework, Google's $75B AI Spend, US Sovereign Wealth Fund, GLP-1s

DOGE vs USAID, Crypto Framework, Google's $75B AI Spend, US Sovereign Wealth Fund, GLP-1s

All-In Podcast

A venture capitalist, mentioned as an example of a sophisticated financial expert who could potentially govern a U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund.

E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more

E75: Fast shuts down, board culpability, Elon buys 9% of Twitter, deplatforming's evolution & more

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as a prominent venture capitalist whose involvement signifies quality.

John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to the Climate Crisis Now | The Tim Ferriss Show

John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to the Climate Crisis Now | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

An engineer, venture capitalist, chair of Kleiner Perkins, and author of 'Measure What Matters' and 'Speed and Scale'. He discusses his career, investing philosophy, and the climate crisis.

E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more

E68: Trudeau invokes emergency powers, Bitcoin vs. government, Tiger Global's new strategy and more

All-In Podcast

VC at Sequoia Capital, known for his tough approach to founders.

Dustin Moskovitz, Co Founder of Asana and Facebook | The Tim Ferriss Show

Dustin Moskovitz, Co Founder of Asana and Facebook | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

Author of a book on OKRs (Objectives and Key Results), a goal-setting framework.

E54: Spread trading big tech, capital allocation, Zillow's misfire, Progressives suffer losses

E54: Spread trading big tech, capital allocation, Zillow's misfire, Progressives suffer losses

All-In Podcast

John Doerr, a well-known investor, famously never sold his Amazon shares distributed to him, and only sold a handful of Google shares to fund future capital requirements at Kleiner Perkins.

"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?

"Founder Mode," DOJ alleges Russian podcast op, Kamala flips proposals, Tech loses Section 230?

All-In Podcast

An investor and mentor to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, he suggested bringing in Eric Schmidt to Google.

Danae Ringelmann at Startup School SV 2014

Danae Ringelmann at Startup School SV 2014

Y Combinator

A partner at Kleiner Perkins who told Danae Ringelmann that she had built an important company for the world.

How to Cultivate High Performance — Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix

How to Cultivate High Performance — Reed Hastings, Co-Founder of Netflix

Tim Ferriss

Venture capitalist and author, from whom Reed Hastings learned the importance of setting a budget for personal time.

Chris Sacca Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Chris Sacca Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, admired by 30-year-old Chris Sacca for his station in life, brilliance, and ability to build companies.

Tracy DiNunzio Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tracy DiNunzio Interview: Part 1 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A legendary venture capitalist and investor in Tradesy, who also joined its board.

Tracy DiNunzio Interview: Part 3 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tracy DiNunzio Interview: Part 3 (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A famous venture capitalist from Kleiner Perkins who joined Tradesy's board and was instrumental in the Series B funding.

Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A mythical venture capitalist from Kleiner Perkins, who served on the board of Sun and was instrumental in introducing Eric Schmidt to Google. Known for his rule of helping management, recruiting, and raising money for invested companies.

Female Founders Conference 2017

Female Founders Conference 2017

Y Combinator

A prominent venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins, who asked Laura Baron-Woo to 'draw a picture of her team,' which she comically misinterpreted as a psychological test instead of an organizational chart.

Ron Conway at Startup School 2012

Ron Conway at Startup School 2012

Y Combinator

A venture capitalist at KP (Kleiner Perkins), who was instrumental in Google's early funding round, partly due to KP's connection with AOL.