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John Doerr

Disciplines:
venture capital
technology investing
management/okr methodology

Summary

American venture capitalist and partner at Kleiner Perkins with early investments in Amazon, Google, Intuit, and Sun Microsystems — and the person who introduced OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to Google.

Core Contribution

Made the investment decisions in Amazon and Google that generated more returns than almost any other VC bets in history, and introduced the OKR goal-setting framework — learned from Andy Grove at Intel — to Silicon Valley's most important companies.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • OKR Transplantation as Investor Value-Add (introduced Intel's management system to Google at its second-ever board meeting — treating operational frameworks as an investment value-add, not just capital)

Notable Works & Achievements

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Historical Influences

Andy Grove Bill Campbell

Intellectual Lineage

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Tradition Intel Management Culture

Contemporaries & Peers

Mike Moritz Don Valentine Bill Gurley Peter Thiel

Minds Influenced

Larry Page Sergey Brin Jeff Bezos

Intellectual Posterity

OKRs — popularized conceptKleiner Perkins portfolio

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