Join venture capitalist Tim Draper as he shares his insights on investing, entrepreneurship, and transforming entire industries through technology innovations like blockchain.

Learn Draper's approach to investing, including how he evaluates markets, technologies, business models, and founders. Discover tips on getting started as an angel investor, managing your portfolio, and embracing failure as a critical part of the startup journey. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or investor, Draper imparts 29 minutes of wisdom to help you pursue bold ideas, back visionary founders, and create positive change globally.

Video Index:
0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Rethinking "international" governance
4:25 - Virtual governance and residency
5:48 - Identifying industries ripe for disruption
8:22 - Investing mindset and managing risk
11:32 - Evaluating transformative technologies
13:51 - Assessing business models
15:18 - Qualities to look for in founders
16:48 - Importance of founder motivation
18:07 - The rise of women entrepreneurs
19:50 - Getting started as an angel investor
21:07 - The brutality of starting a business
23:05 - Watching for founder dynamics
24:22 - Making sure founders fit their roles
25:47 - Beware serial entrepreneurs
27:00 - Founder backgrounds to watch out for
28:20 - Embrace the outliers
29:01 - Conclusion

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About Tim Draper

Tim Draper is the founding partner of Draper Associates and DFJ. Investments include Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Baidu, Indiegogo and AngelList among many others.

He is the creator of viral marketing, a marketing method for spreading a software application from customer to customer, instrumental to the successes of Hotmail and Skype among hundreds of others including Gmail and Yahoo!mail.

Tim has been recognized as a leading supporter of entrepreneurship with numerous awards and honors. He was listed as #46 of the most outstanding Harvard alumni, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, #1 of the Most Networked Venture Capitalists by Always On, and #98 in Worth Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful People in Finance. Tim also received the World Entrepreneurship Forum’s “Entrepreneur for the World” in 2015.

About Startup Istanbul

Startup Istanbul is the leading startup event that brings together founders, investors, and executives in the region. It's a gathering of the leading startups, internet companies, business angels, and venture capitalists from Asia and Europe.

Istanbul is the perfect setting for a tech conference for Digital Minded Companies, Ventures, and Startups with global ambitions in the region. This event is made of networking. Hours of networking with the best founders, executives, entrepreneurs, and investors all around the region.

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