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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business Review

Since joining Kleiner Perkins in 1980, venture capitalist John Doerr has helped fund Intuit, Amazon, Google, Twitter, and a host of other well-known tech companies. People really care whether or not the CEO is watching their goals or cheering them on. HBR Staff/Steve Jennings / Stringer/Getty Images. They just got J.P.

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