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title: "2 Tim Draper Quotes - Famous Dancer"
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# Tim Draper

(1954–2003)   Dancer

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Tim Draper was a dancer.

## Quick Facts About Tim Draper

Born January 1, 1954

Died January 1, 2003

Profession Dancer

## About Tim Draper

Timothy Cook Draper is an American venture capital investor, and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Network, and Draper Associates. Since 2019, he is a partner in Draper Goren Holm. His most prominent investments include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX,

##  Quotes by Tim Draper

> [“And whenever somebody says I can’t do something, I always think, “How would I, if that were a possibility?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-draper/and-whenever-somebody-says-i-can-t-do-something-i-always-think-how/)

Tim Draper

[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b05/tim-draper-100471_education_and-whenever-somebody-says-i-can-t-do-so_1636603.jpg)

> [“Failure hurts, but failing is a part of the free market. It is a part of economic renewal. The nature of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-draper/failure-hurts-but-failing-is-a-part-of-the-free-market-it-is-a-part/)

Tim Draper

[Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/tim-draper-100471_failure_failure-hurts-but-failing-is-a-part-of-t_3006697.jpg)

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