tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12763831404188945062024-03-12T17:38:11.485-07:00The RiskmasterThe Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.comBlogger271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-63912447729364323272016-06-01T12:55:00.002-07:002016-06-01T12:56:02.993-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My thoughts on Baidu's <a href="http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/13895/gcv-powerlist-2016-yimin-peter-fang-baidu-8">venture investing</a>: “I have made it my practice to spread venture capital and entrepreneurship throughout the world. I have trained hundreds of VCs. Our enthusiasm for startups must have rubbed off [on Baidu]."</span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-74184852496566209462016-01-18T14:54:00.001-08:002016-01-18T14:54:18.664-08:00<div class="MsoPlainText">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fun <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vtctr34u6gg9rti/AADly_PHdLx9dV8MwLvTNAO0a?dl=0">watching me struggle with the Omni</a> (directional
walking VR business). Wow! VR is fun.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-69718644496127813592015-07-13T18:55:00.003-07:002015-07-13T18:55:47.850-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://classic.dfj.com/tim/IndiaStartups.pdf"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thoughtful piece from the Economic Times of India.</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-46425711217084814112015-05-13T13:33:00.000-07:002015-05-13T13:33:40.410-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article20077191.html">A broken California badly needs transformational solutions</a>, </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Sacramento Bee</span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-83817302412557138992015-05-13T13:32:00.002-07:002015-05-13T13:33:53.056-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-cap-draper-20150504-column.html?track=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=1115932">Venture capitalist Tim Draper takes another swing at reform</a>, </span><span style="font-size: large;">LA Times</span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-86898229201034586802015-05-04T11:48:00.001-07:002015-05-04T11:48:33.432-07:00<a href="http://blogs.mercurynews.com/internal-affairs/2015/04/29/tim-draper-six-californias-fix-california/?doing_wp_cron=1430765240.2820129394531250000000"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fixing California!</span></a>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-75858777966090761322015-05-04T11:46:00.002-07:002015-05-04T11:46:57.990-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fun interview with <a href="http://www.pressheretv.com/tim-draper-andrew-tang/">Press.tv</a><span id="goog_559486869"></span><span id="goog_559486870"></span><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/"></a> and Andy Tang about
Draper University and some other stuff. </span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-76260161654211785742015-05-04T11:39:00.001-07:002015-05-04T11:42:02.433-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fun Family Time: <a href="http://www.inc.com/jeff-bercovici/draper-family-startup-advice.html">Draper Family Startup Advice</a>, Inc. Magazine</span></div>
The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-53776002968667213272015-05-04T11:35:00.000-07:002015-05-04T11:35:53.214-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><a href="http://bit.ly/1GVfmKR">For those of you who speak German, this is wild.</a></span><br />
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<br />The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-23766947210967268992015-04-28T19:32:00.003-07:002015-04-28T19:32:35.479-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">From <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" href="https://twitter.com/sfgate" role="presentation"><s>@</s>sfgate</a>: <a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2015/04/28/millionaire-vc-tim-drapers-latest-shark-tank-for-good-government/">Millionaire VC Tim Draper's latest: "Shark Tank" for good government? </a></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-58970640573093369152015-04-03T15:19:00.002-07:002015-04-03T15:19:34.182-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4145005728001/best-moments-from-risk-amp-reward-/?playlist_id=3365167752001#sp=show-clips">Wow! I made Fox’s highlight reel</a>. </span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-1945329901718283102015-03-26T15:33:00.000-07:002015-03-26T15:33:02.941-07:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Passionate student from Draper University decided to tattoo his favorite parts of the credo on his arms. Not necessarily encouraged by the school, but a great indicator of his love for DU.</span></span><br />
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governance, etc. She asks some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtN042huFfw&feature=em-upload_owner">great questions</a>. </span></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-34631186217312372382015-03-18T17:42:00.002-07:002015-03-18T17:42:22.549-07:00<a href="http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/it-medien/valley-voice/valley-voice-what-a-silicon-valley-legend-thinks-about-apple-watch/11484338.html"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This writer seemed disappointed that I had a rational interview with her.</span></a>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-64385798689892957392015-03-18T17:40:00.001-07:002015-03-18T17:40:14.927-07:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Me with Taiwan's President, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 36.0727272033691px;">Ma Ying-jeou</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=567133">Interesting questions for me from Canada</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-22681895804400523572014-12-19T18:36:00.002-08:002014-12-19T18:36:41.736-08:00<a href="http://m.wsj.com/article_email/program-offers-bitcoin-entrepreneurs-camplike-atmosphere-1417398720-lMyQjAxMTE0NjA1MTkwOTE4Wj?mobile=y"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Great article about Boost.vc</span></a>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-48730551367894844802014-12-17T20:28:00.004-08:002014-12-17T20:28:22.278-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><a href="http://techonomy.com/2014/12/keenon-venture-capitalist-higher-ed-entrepreneur-tim-draper/"><span style="font-size: large;">Talking about future of education, Draper U, bitcoin, and impact of technology on innovation and education.</span></a></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-69426698998681191972014-12-01T11:51:00.000-08:002014-12-01T11:51:45.997-08:00<a href="http://classic.dfj.com/tim/Nonstop.pdf"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My island, Lupita gets mentioned in Nonstop magazine.</span></a>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-66941121375152855742014-12-01T11:10:00.003-08:002014-12-01T11:10:31.301-08:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneurial-insights.com/dfj-venture-draper-university-heroes-interview-founder-timothy-draper/">Talking about key investment criteria, investment process, bitcoin and Six Californias, and advice for young entrepreneurs.</a></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-8035783374228080352014-12-01T11:07:00.002-08:002014-12-01T11:09:59.559-08:00<span style="color: #1f497d;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gJUoVEGRAU&feature=youtu.be">Taiwan video on Draper University.</a> </span></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-73872629649861649372014-12-01T11:03:00.001-08:002014-12-01T11:04:16.523-08:00<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.strictlyvc.com/2014/11/17/tim-draper-life-outside-dfj/">Interview with StrictlyVC about Draper University, bitcoin, and the best advice I give my children..</a> </span></span>The Riskmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560806142417410222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276383140418894506.post-18362153287411276322014-11-19T18:32:00.003-08:002014-11-19T18:32:52.301-08:00<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Q&A
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