Among venture capitalists, Tim Draper made his name as an early investor in companies like Skype, Hotmail, and Baidu — but thanks to Kevin Roose's recent New York Magazine article, he's getting a reputation as a teacher as well. The piece takes a look at Draper's University of Heroes, an unusually named course devoted to training would-be founders in the art of the startup. Students are given copies of The Fountainhead on admittance, take group go-kart outings and, in one particularly vivid scene, chant in unison, "my brand, my network and my reputation are paramount!" In other words, it's the cult of the startup at its most intense.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4591896/startup-moguls-university-of-heroes-is-a-ba-in-bs
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