SAN MATEO, Calif. — As a third-generation venture capitalist, Tim Draper gauges the motivation of entrepreneurs who pitch him. Are they true believers or opportunists? Are they committed for the long haul, or just hoping to cash out?
Now that he’s proposed slicing California into six pieces, the eccentric multimillionaire faces a similar kind of scrutiny. People across the state have gotten their first look at the rumpled tycoon with overgrown eyebrows and a fistful of maps and asked themselves — “Who the hell is this guy?”
Image: Venture capitalist Tim Draper speaks to students before their graduation ceremony at Draper University of Heroes in San Mateo, Calif., last year. (JOHN GREEN/TNS)
