Inside the Mind of a Billionaire Investor: Tim Draper

Fail and fail again till you hit success. Winning comes from a willingness to fail. Dive into the visionary mind of Tim Draper as he shares insights on embracing failure, fostering innovation, and disrupting traditional education. Tim's passion for fostering a generation of entrepreneurial risk-takers led to the creation of Draper University, a place where students are encouraged to fail, adapt, and ultimately succeed. Learn Tim's unconventional approach to spotting winning startups, why he threw out the school rulebook with Draper University, and his predictions on Bitcoin, AI, and the future of finance. If you want to upgrade your psychology for success, develop a growth mindset, and learn how billionaires capture opportunity, you'll love this candid conversation. Tim Draper brings amazing stories on reinvention, taking risks, thinking decades ahead, and turning impossible ideas into reality. - - - On the growth mindset podcast with Sam Webster Harris, we explore the psychology of happiness, satisfaction, purpose, and growth through the lens of self-improvement. Success and happiness is a state of mind unique to ourselves and is our responsibility to create. Through a process of honest self-reflection of what is holding us back and what is driving us forward, we can lose the ego and build awareness of how to be the best we can be. - - - Connect with Sam: Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking Watch the pod - YouTube (Growth Mindset) Twitter - @samjamharris Instagram - @SamJam.zen Youtube - @Samjam - - - Show: Growth Mindset, psychology of self-improvement Episode: Inside the Mind of a Billionaire Investor: Tim Draper Chapters: 0:00 The Billionaire Mindset 02:38 Early Entrepreneurial Experience 06:47 Getting People to Invest 08:47 What Does Tim Look for with Entrepreneurs when Investing in them 12:47 Struggles Staying in The Present 13:35 Things Tim were Wrong About 14:48 Sam's First Business 15:11 The Future of Governance 17:04 What The Future of Crypto Looks Like for Tim 21:24 How Freedom Works When Making A Difference 26:29 What Would Tim Do If He Lost Everything Right Now 27:38 Political Involvement as a Successful VC 30:21 Embracing Failure with Draper University 32:53 Send Off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices