#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now

Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From
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John Doerr (@johndoerr) is an engineer,
venture capitalist, the chair of Kleiner Perkins, and the author
of the #1 New York Times bestseller Measure What
Matters. His new book is Speed and Scale: An Action
Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now.


John was an original investor and board member at Google and
Amazon, helping to create more than half a million jobs. A
pioneer of Silicon Valley’s cleantech movement, John has invested
in zero-emission technologies since 2006. He’s passionate about
encouraging leaders to reimagine the future, from transforming
healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning.


Outside Kleiner Perkins, John works with social entrepreneurs who
are tackling systemic issues across climate, public health, and
education.


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