1974
Joins Intel
0 CommentsDoerr joins Intel Corporation just as the firm is developing the 8080 8-bit microprocessor. He becomes one of Intel’s most successful salespeople
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John Doerr
6 postsJohn Doerr is an American venture capitalist. After leaving Intel he joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a leading venture capital company. He has invested in many leading Internet companies, including Compaq, Macromedia, and Google.
1977
Graduates from Harvard
0 CommentsAfter obtaining a Bachelor of Science and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University, Doerr graduates with an MBA from Harvard University.
1980
Joins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
0 CommentsJoins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Directs venture capital funding to some of the most successful technology companies in the world including Compaq, Netscape, Symantec, Sun Microsystems, drugstore.com, Amazon.com, Intuit, Macromedia and Google.