Fireside Chat with 3 Generations of Global Venture Capitalists - The Drapers

Check out an exclusive and rare Fireside Chat with 3 Generations of Global Venture Capitalists - The Drapers
Bill Draper (Draper Richards)
Tim Draper (DFJ)
Adam Draper (Boost VC)
John Nahm (Strong Ventures -- Moderator)

Bill Draper, General Partner: Draper Richards L.P.
-Background: William H. Draper, III has over thirty years of experience as one of America's first venture capitalists, having founded Sutter Hill Ventures in Palo Alto, California. During his twenty years as the senior partner of Sutter Hill, he helped organize and finance several hundred high tech manufacturing companies.
Mr. Draper served from 1981 to 1986 as President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and in his public career he has headed the United Nations Development Program, the world's largest multilateral development grant, in addition to serving on many corporate boards of directors including, the Institute of International Education, Institute of International Studies at Stanford University, Population Action International, and Yale University, and as Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

Tim Draper, Founder: Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Tim launched the DFJ Global Network, an international network of early-stage venture capital funds with offices in over 30 cities around the globe. He founded or co-founded DFJ ePlanet (global), Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham (NYC), Zone Ventures (LA), Epic Ventures (Salt Lake City), Draper Atlantic (Reston), Draper Triangle (Pittsburg), Timberline Ventures (Portland), Polaris Fund (Anchorage), DFJ Frontier (Sacramento and Santa Barbara), DFJ Vina Capital (Vietnam), and DFJ DragonFund (Shanghai).

Adam Draper, Founder & CEO: Boost Fund
Biography
Boost was founded by Adam Draper, a fourth generation venture investor who loves mentoring startups. Adam has invested in companies such as Path, Airtime and MinoMonsters, and sits on the board of four companies. Adam has two goals in life: one is to help every entrepreneur find their mission in life and the other is to build an Iron Man suit.

Moderator: John Nahm, Managing Director: Strong Ventures
John has had a diverse career in the high-tech industry, the public sector and the finance world. As a Managing Director of Strong Ventures, John focuses on identifying, advising and investing in early stage startups both in Korea and the US leveraging his extensive network in the high-tech and finance industries. He is also a Managing Director of Oceans Partners and has advised many tech companies and startups in their global marketing strategies and fundraising initiatives. John was the Co-Founder and CEO of Phonevite, a leading VoIP broadcasting company based in San Jose, California. His passion for high-tech and venturing was developed at Dialpad (acquired by Yahoo!), Silicon Valley's leading VoIP company, where he worked as an International Business Development Manager and as a Senior Product Manager, responsible for launching Dialpad's award-winning products globally.

John started his career at the United Nations, where he was an IT manager, and helped coordinate development cooperation projects in Latin America. His experience also includes work in Corporate Banking at Comerica Bank and US Bancorp, where he served as VP of International Banking. John grew up in the Canary Islands of Spain and speaks English, Spanish and Korean. He earned both his Master in International Business and Finance, and B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.