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

Would Your Younger Self Approve? 👍

25 Nov 2025 · 1 min

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Tim Draper reflects on whether his younger self would approve of his life choices. He discusses ambitions like building at scale and reveals he once wanted to be an astronaut, examining how his actual path compares to those early dreams.

I think the younger version of me would be content enough to see what I am doing today because he always wanted to build something that not just people want, but build something at scale that changes the behavior essentially and leave the lasting impact. My younger self would be surprised because initially the idea was work on your bachelor's, go to master's, and then probably become an astronaut.
So I think my younger, younger self would definitely be surprised on the path I've chosen.