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2011′s Top Tech Investors

May 19, 2011 By Clark Leave a Comment

I wanted to share this great cover article from FORBES recently which lists 2011′s top tech investors. Venture Capitalists like Peter Thiel, Michael Moritz and Mike Maples (who is interviewed below) are mentioned among others. Each profile lists their background and successful investments. It is good to see that most of these investors are stationed in my home town of Menlo Park!

In the video below, Maples discusses the early pitfall he had with his investment in Odeo (shortly before Itunes began giving free pod-casting), but decided to “let his money ride” and invest with the same entrepreneur on a subsequent deal, which allowed him to invest in Twitter, and eventually Digg.

View Article HERE

To view the complete list – Click HERE

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Techno Money Man Peter Thiel

February 18, 2011 By Clark Leave a Comment

Remember the scene in film “The Social Network” where Zuckerberg receives a check for $500K and the entire audience knew the rest was history.

The person who signed the check was Peter Thiel, whose rise to wealth is quite impressive. He founded Pay Pal (with the help of Max Levchin), created venture capital company The Founder’ Fund and hedge fund Clarium Captial, and then financed sites like Linkedin, Yelp, Youtube and Tesla Motors.

Forbes recently featured him on their cover in this great article located HERE, which I wanted to share.

MOST interesting to note is that Thiel invests in so-called “civilization breakthrough” investments such as life extension, space exploration/colonization, online technology, and underwater colonies.

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