Ann Doerr wired Sal Khan $100,000 after their first lunch meeting
Sal Khan · Khan Academy: Sal Khan · Sep 21, 2020 · at 56:10
Sal Khan describes how philanthropist Ann Doerr provided a crucial early lifeline in 2010 after learning he was not drawing an income while building Khan Academy.
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“10 minutes later, I'm driving into my driveway, and I get a text message from Ann, and it says, you really need to be supporting yourself. I've just wired you a 100,000 dollars.”
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