John Doerr
John Doerr is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talks.
For over 40 years, John Doerr has served entrepreneurs with ingenuity and optimism, helping them build disruptive companies and bold teams. He was one of the pioneers in the venture capital community investing in breakthrough clean technologies, deploying more than a billion dollars towards more efficient solar cells, better batteries, biofuels, lower-carbon cement, alternate proteins and electric vehicles. Doerr was an original investor and board member at Amazon and Google and has helped create more than a million jobs and some of the world's most valuable companies. Outside of Kleiner Perkins, he works with social entrepreneurs for change in public education, the climate crisis and global poverty. Doerr serves on the board of Breakthrough Energy Ventures and ONE.org.
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Frequently asked questions
What books has John Doerr written?
John Doerr has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Measure what matters". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does John Doerr write about?
John Doerr's books on Books Worth Reading cover Business & Economics.
What is John Doerr known for?
John Doerr's intellectual contributions center on translating entrepreneurial ambition into measurable impact, a philosophy shaped by four decades of venture capital experience and deep engagement with transformative technologies. His distinctive approach combines rigorous goal-setting methodology w...
What is John Doerr's TED talk?
John Doerr's most-watched TED talk is "Why the secret to success is setting the right goals" (2018). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.