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

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 1:44 p.m.

Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners \u2014 From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now | Brought to you by ShipStation shipping software; Allform premium, modular furniture; and Athletic Greens all-in-one nutritional supplementMore on all three below.

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\u2019s cleantech movement, John has invested in zero-emission technologies since 2006. He\u2019s 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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