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Article: Venture Capitalist Uses Foundation to Bring Kids Into Business World.

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April 1, 2003
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By John Boudreau, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 1--Venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested more than $5 million in a new breed of entrepreneurs -- those whose previous experience is in lemonade stands and dog walking.

Draper is the founder and key investor in a non-profit that provides educational games to teach children the basics about business. The games, which use the manufacture and sale of friendship bracelets to simulate a business, are distributed to young people from San Jose to Singapore.

Draper's Redwood City BizWorld Foundation marries his twin passions: education and spreading ...

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