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John Doerr

Venture capitalist, Kleiner Perkins

Venture capitalist and technology investor associated with early backing of companies including Google and Amazon.

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Books John Doerr has mentioned

John Doerr mentioned or cited these books. They are not counted as direct recommendations.

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How Google Works

by Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg & Alan Eagle · 2014

As Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg observed in their book How Google Works...

Mentioned · Exact quote Source: WIRED

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When John Doerr Brought a “Gift” to Google’s Founders

In an adapted excerpt from Measure What Matters, Doerr cites How Google Works as supporting authority while describing Google's OKR adoption.

The quote is taken word for word from the source. It is a mention, not counted as a direct recommendation.

WIRED · 2018-04-24 · accessed 2026-06-22

Article · Adapted book excerpt mention

The WIRED excerpt is adapted from Doerr's Measure What Matters and directly names How Google Works as a book by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg.

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Books by John Doerr

Written by John Doerr. Not counted as recommendations.

Venture Capital Execution Technology

Measure What Matters

by John Doerr · 2018

John Doerr's account of objectives and key results as a management system used by technology companies.

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Climate Technology Scale

Speed & Scale

by John Doerr · 2021

John Doerr's action plan for climate work framed around measurable objectives and large-scale execution.

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