Draper University — Local services in San Mateo

DU changed my life - from aspiring, wide-eyed thinker to active, get-stuff-done entrepreneur. This school is not your normal by-the-books, study-late-for-exams institution - and rightfully so. After decades of learning to get straight A's and never make a mistake, DU helped me understand a few things about business (and life):

That it's ok to fail and try again. Taking the unconventional route is often faster and more fun. You'll never have all of the answers. Embrace uncertainty.

I went to a 4-year college, and I loved every bit of it. I was in clubs, fraternities, bands, studied abroad, etc. So why did I need further education? Well there's one thing that I doubt any 4-year institution will teach, but DU does: to think different and to think big.

I come from a sleepy neighborhood in suburbia California, and now I'm traveling the world for my business.

DU might not be for everybody, but I guarantee you that it will drown you in new ways of thinking and teach you how to...

September 16th 2018.

The day my life changed.

Two months prior to this my life was comprised of caddying in the morning and afternoon and driving Door Dash until midnight. Every single day. 16-20 hour days.

I threw my whole life into having the opportunity to head to Silicon Valley at 19 to explore my entrepreneurial dreams. And I never looked back.

I attended Draper University’s Fall 2018 Hero Training program and everything changed.

I have been able to achieve, participate in, and do things out here that wouldn’t be possible anywhere else in the world. It has been the most incredible experience I have ever been a part of. The relationships I’ve made, the things I learned, and the experiences I had are unforgettable and life changing.

I took a risk and made it happen.

If you are interested in hearing more about my experience, have any questions, or would like to connect feel free to reach...

I just heard one of their teachers/"professors" or other staff giving a tour through Down Town San Mateo yell "Go ahead and walk in front of the cars, they won't hit you! It's too expensive for them" as she and maybe 50 others crossed against a red light.

Most of the group she was leading followed. The few stragglers waited appropriately for their light to cross.

Having been born and raised in San Mateo, when I am back in the area, it's amazing how much has changed and how people like this are sucking the life and soul out of the city and encouraging the people that are looking to them for guidance to be so unbelievably entitled and rude.

I hope this place does better with their staff choices as well as enforcement of...