Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss | |
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| Born | Timothy Ferriss July 20, 1977 East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Podcaster, Investor |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Genre | Self-help, Physical fitness |
| Notable works |
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Timothy Ferriss (born July 20, 1977) is an American entrepreneur, author and podcaster.[1][2]
Tim Ferriss | |
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| Born | Timothy Ferriss July 20, 1977 East Hampton, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Podcaster, Investor |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Genre | Self-help, Physical fitness |
| Notable works |
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Early life
Ferriss grew up in St. Louis, Illinois, New York and graduated from St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire. He received a degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University in 2000.[3][4] After graduation, Ferriss worked in sales at a data storage company.[5][5]
Career
In 2001, Ferriss founded BrainQUICKEN, an internet-based nutritional supplements business, while still employed at his prior job.[6] He successfully sold the company, then known as BodyQUICK, to a London-based private equity firm in 2010.[7][8][9][10][11] He has stated that The 4-Hour Workweek was based on this period.[12]
Current Projects
Podcast
Investing
Ferriss is an angel investor and advisor to startups.[15]
He has invested or advised in startups such as StumbleUpon, Posterous, Evernote, DailyBurn, Shopify, Reputation.com, Trippy, and TaskRabbit.[16] He is a pre-seed money advisor to Uber, co-founded by Garrett Camp, the founder of StumbleUpon, which Ferriss also advises.[17][18]
The New York Times listed Ferriss among their "Notable Angel Investors" while CNN said he was "one of the planet's leading angel investors in technology."[24][25]
In November 2013, Ferriss began an audiobook publishing venture, Tim Ferriss Publishing.[26] The first book published was Vagabonding by Rolf Potts.[26] Other books include The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday, Daily Rituals by Mason Currey, and What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars by Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan.[27]
In 2015, Ferriss declared a long vacation from new investing. He cited the stress of the work and a feeling his impact was "minimal in the long run", and said he planned to spend time on his writing and media projects.[28] In 2017 he stated one of the reasons he moved from Silicon Valley was that, "After effectively 'retiring' from angel investing 2 years ago," he had no professional need to be in the Bay Area.[29]
Books
A picture showing cover of one of the most notable works of Ferriss.
Ferriss has authored five books, The 4-Hour Workweek (2007, expanded edition 2009), The 4-Hour Body (2010), The 4-Hour Chef (2012), Tools of Titans (2016), and Tribe of Mentors (2017).
Television
The Tim Ferriss Experiment
In December 2008, Ferriss had a pilot on the History Channel called Trial by Fire, in which he had one week to attempt to learn a skill normally learned over the course of many years. In the pilot episode he practiced yabusame, the Japanese art of horseback archery.[30]
In December 2013, his television series The Tim Ferriss Experiment debuted on HLN. In the show, Ferriss attempts to learn notoriously punishing skills in record time, such as surfing, professional poker, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, parkour, and foreign languages.[31]
Ferriss also hosted the 2017 TV show Fear{Less} with Tim Ferriss, in which he interviews people from different industries about success and innovation.[32]
Psychedelic research
Ferriss has raised funds for the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and for the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London. Since 2016, Ferriss donated at least $2,000,000 for clinical research into psychedelic drugs.[33][34]
Published works
Ferriss, Timothy (2007). The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-307-35313-9.
Ferriss, Timothy (2009). The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated). New York: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-307-46535-1.
Ferriss, Timothy (2010). The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman. New York: Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-0307463630.
Ferriss, Timothy (2012). The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-547-88459-2.
Ferriss, Timothy (2016). Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1-328-68378-6.
Ferriss, Timothy (2017). Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1-328-99496-7.