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Fri 11 Nov 2009Tech venture capitalist riding high
Tim Draper is famous for spotting the potential of Hotmail and Skype, and his company now manages more than $6 billion in funds, writes Karlin Lillington
HOW COULD Tim Draper, one of the most high-profile venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, not end up a venture capitalist? Both Draper’s father and grandfather, William Drapers jnr and snr, plied the rather specialised trade of giving money to smart, often nerdish people with big ideas.
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