Draper University, private for-profit school in San Mateo, California, United States
Draper University is a private educational institution in San Mateo, California, focused on entrepreneurship and startup training. It offers short, intensive programs rather than traditional degree courses, and is open to participants from around the world.
Draper University was founded in 2012 by Tim Draper, a venture capitalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was set up as a direct response to what its founder saw as the slow pace of traditional higher education.
Draper University runs a program aimed at training entrepreneurs, and the space reflects that focus rather than a traditional college setting. Students from many countries spend a few weeks here working on startup ideas and learning from founders and investors.
The programs here require an application, so a casual walk-in visit is not the usual way to access the space. If you are thinking of attending, checking the program calendar in advance is the best first step.
The building that houses the program is a former hotel that was converted into a learning space, so participants live and work in the same place during the program. This live-in setup is a deliberate part of how the program works, meant to push people to collaborate around the clock.
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