Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

One dream passed down. One startup built forward. 💥

1 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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A founder's mother wanted stability; his father backed his startup dreams. His dad got into crypto in 2016 and now lives vicariously through his son's ventures, understanding the space in a way most parents don't.

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My mom, she likes that stability and that security of having a stable job. But I think my father, I mean, they both support me, but my father more specifically, because I think even him younger, he had this dream of kind of being an entrepreneur but never really had the chance to do it. And we were both in the Web3 space since 2016. So he understands this space, he understands the benefits and sees the value. And I guess he's kind of living that dream through me at the moment. I'm lucky enough to have a dad that understands it and understands the benefits. I'm not explaining like this alien thing with like crypto. And so like he understands, he sees the value of it. I think I always wanted to be an entrepreneur. So yeah, I think he would be quite proud of what's happening now. Cool. Yeah, yeah.