John Doerr is a prominent venture capitalist and well-known figure in the technology industry. He was born on June 29, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Doerr co-founded Kleiner Perkins, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, in 1972. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous successful investments, particularly in the early stages of companies such as Google, Amazon, and Twitter. Doerr is known for his focus on disruptive technologies and has played a significant role in shaping the growth of the tech industry.
Apart from his work as a venture capitalist, Doerr is also an author and public speaker. In his book "Measure What Matters," he introduced the concept of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), a goal-setting framework widely adopted by companies worldwide.
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