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<span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Draper University of Heroes is located in Silicon Valley. &nbsp;It was created by venture capitalist, Tim Draper. &nbsp;It is both a residential and online school for young entrepreneurs. &nbsp;They believe the world needs more heroes, so the university was created. &nbsp;</span></span>
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<span style="font-size:medium;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Draper University of Heroes is located in Silicon Valley. &nbsp;It was created by venture capitalist, Tim Draper. &nbsp;It is both a Residential and Executive school for young entrepreneurs. At Draper University, you will go from an idea to a product ready to pitch to 80+ venture capital investors as you learn from top-tier venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.</span></span>
  
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">When attending the University, the curriculum is comprised of several categories:</span></span>
 
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">When attending the University, the curriculum is comprised of several categories:</span></span>
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*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Vision and future</span></span>
 
*<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Vision and future</span></span>
 
**<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">​</span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Futurology</span>
 
**<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">​</span></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Futurology</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Predictive analytics</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Predictive Analytics</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Idea generation</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Idea Generation</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Young Founder Series</span>
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*<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Legal and Justice</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Law primer</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Law Primer for Startups</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Negotiations and M&A</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Incorporation</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Filing an LLC</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Term Sheets</span>
 
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Company Structure</span>
 
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Company Structure</span>
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*<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Speed and Strength</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lean startups</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lean Startup Methodology</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">MVP</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Prototyping</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Pivoting</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Founders vs CEOs</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Growing a business</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Scaling Your Business</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lie detection</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lie Detection</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Code academy</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Coding</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Pitch workshop</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Perfecting Your Pitch</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lessons from CEO’s</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Negotiations</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Venture Capital</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Sustainability</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Banking and Finance</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Design thinking</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Design Thinking</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Painting</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Pretotyping</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Filing an LLC</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Disruptive Innovation</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Company structure</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Designing Products and Teams</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">M&A</span>
 
 
*<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Evangelism</span>
 
*<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Evangelism</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Branding</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Media Training</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Sales and marketing</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Sales and Digital Marketing</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Media training</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Branding and Storytelling</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Networking</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Power Up Your Network</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">New media and tech</span>
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*<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Survival weekend</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">​</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Warrior Mindset</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">First aid and suturing</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Lessons in Failure</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Cooking</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Resource Valuation</span>
**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Survival skills</span>
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**<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: medium;">Critical Success Factors</span>
  
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">As a residential student, students will be able to live and work in the center of Silicon Valley.&nbsp; The program is rigorous and is meant to promote creativity, innovation, leadership, and teamwork.&nbsp; There are speakers, workshops, field trips, mentoring, and time to work on startups.&nbsp; As an online student, you will be able to hear the speakers, complete individual assignments, and complete teamwork projects.&nbsp;</span></span>
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<br/><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">As a residential student, students will be able to live and work in the center of Silicon Valley.&nbsp; The program is rigorous and is meant to promote creativity, innovation, leadership, and teamwork.&nbsp; There are speakers, workshops, field trips, mentoring, and time to work on startups.&nbsp; As an online student, you will be able to hear the speakers, complete individual assignments, and complete teamwork projects. For more information refer to the syllabus [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/556e180ce4b099ded4a03928/t/59587e93e6f2e180dc76b944/1498971796671/2017+Fall+Hero+Training+Highlights+Final.pdf here].&nbsp;</span></span>
  
 
= <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Distinct Difference From Other Offerings</span> =
 
= <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Distinct Difference From Other Offerings</span> =
  
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Draper University is an intense educational experience where student get the whole package.&nbsp; Students are surrounded by entrepreneurial experts, have the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists, take trips to startups and other flourishing companies, and more.&nbsp;</span></span>
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Draper University is an intense educational experience where student get the whole package.&nbsp; Draper University is rigorous course designed to put students to work 7 days per week. Students are surrounded by entrepreneurial experts, have the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists, take trips to startups and other flourishing companies, and more.&nbsp;</span></span>
  
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">For the application process, you must [http://draperuniversity.com/apply/ apply online].&nbsp; Draper University is currently taking applications for both their residential and online programs. &nbsp;</span></span>
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">For the application process, you must apply online.&nbsp; Draper University is currently taking applications for both their [http://www.draperuniversity.com/application Residential] and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQgmaeuzAP7FBFhcAzjKQBpEFvVKuyD2oaHQIA0eViRMs-hA/viewform?c=0&w=1 Executive] programs. &nbsp;</span></span>
  
 
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family: proxima_nova; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">San Mateo, CA 94401</span></span></span>
 
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family: proxima_nova; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">San Mateo, CA 94401</span></span></span>
  
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family: proxima_nova; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Email: info@draperuniversity.com<br/>[http://facebook.com/draperuniversity Facebook]<br/>[http://twitter.com/draper_u Twitter]<br/><br/>They can also be contacted by filling out their contact form on the [http://draperuniversity.com/about/ website]. &nbsp;</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family: proxima_nova; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Email: info@draperuniversity.com<br/>[http://facebook.com/draperuniversity Facebook]<br/>[http://twitter.com/draper_u Twitter]<br/><br/>They can also be contacted by filling out their contact form on the [http://draperuniversity.com/about/ website].</span></span></span>
  
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: proxima_nova; font-size: medium;">Wiki Contributor: [http://universityinnovationfellow.org/wiki/Nathan_Clayton Nathan Clayton]</span>
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Overview 

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 Draper University of Heroes is located in Silicon Valley.  It was created by venture capitalist, Tim Draper.  It is both a Residential and Executive school for young entrepreneurs. At Draper University, you will go from an idea to a product ready to pitch to 80+ venture capital investors as you learn from top-tier venture capitalists and entrepreneurs.

Curriculum 

When attending the University, the curriculum is comprised of several categories:

  • Vision and future
    • Futurology
    • Predictive Analytics
    • Idea Generation
    • Young Founder Series
  • Legal and Justice
    • Law Primer for Startups
    • Incorporation
    • Term Sheets
    • Company Structure
  • Speed and Strength
    • Lean Startup Methodology
    • Prototyping
    • Founders vs CEOs
    • Scaling Your Business
  • Special Powers
    • Lie Detection
    • Coding
    • Perfecting Your Pitch
    • Negotiations
  • Money and Resources
    • Bitcoin
    • Venture Capital
    • Banking and Finance
    • Fundraising Strategies
  • Creativity
    • Design Thinking
    • Pretotyping
    • Disruptive Innovation
    • Designing Products and Teams
  • Evangelism
    • Media Training
    • Sales and Digital Marketing
    • Branding and Storytelling
    • Power Up Your Network
  • Survival
    • Warrior Mindset
    • Lessons in Failure
    • Resource Valuation
    • Competitive Combat
    • Critical Success Factors


As a residential student, students will be able to live and work in the center of Silicon Valley.  The program is rigorous and is meant to promote creativity, innovation, leadership, and teamwork.  There are speakers, workshops, field trips, mentoring, and time to work on startups.  As an online student, you will be able to hear the speakers, complete individual assignments, and complete teamwork projects. For more information refer to the syllabus here

Distinct Difference From Other Offerings

Draper University is an intense educational experience where student get the whole package.  Draper University is rigorous course designed to put students to work 7 days per week. Students are surrounded by entrepreneurial experts, have the opportunity to pitch to venture capitalists, take trips to startups and other flourishing companies, and more. 

Applying to Draper University

For the application process, you must apply online.  Draper University is currently taking applications for both their Residential and Executive programs.  

Contact

The address of Draper University is: 

Draper University of Heroes

44 E 3rd Avenue

San Mateo, CA 94401

Email: info@draperuniversity.com
Facebook
Twitter

They can also be contacted by filling out their contact form on the website.


Wiki Contributor: Nathan Clayton