Tim Draper: Enormously successful founders share enthusiastic but quiet confidence
Tim Draper · 20VC: Tim Draper on Investing In Tesla, The Best Pitch He Has Ever Seen & The Evolution of Venture and Startups · Feb 22, 2016 · at 8:41
Venture capitalist Tim Draper reflects on common traits among top founders he has backed, including the founders of Baidu, Hotmail, and Tesla.
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“In all the cases of the greatest entrepreneurs, I think it's been enthusiastic, but quiet confidence that I see in the ones that became enormously successful.”
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