Rich Shapero

Rich Shapero (1948- ) is an American venture capitalist [ [http://www.cpvp.com/inside/rshapero.html Crosspoint: Rich Shapero ] ] who moonlights as a musician and novelist. He grew up in Los Angeles and went to college at Berkeley, California. [ [http://www.bookcrossing.com/wildanimusinterview BookCrossing - The Wild Animus Interview with Rich Shapero ] ] He now works as a venture capitalist with the company Crosspoint. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/02/04/BU173880.DTL VC Mavericks / Crosspoint Venture Partners puts forth some provocative views on investing ] ]

Books and music

Shapero's book "Wild Animus" was released in 2004. Free copies have been given away as advertisement in big numbers . [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/09/26/SHAPERO.TMP Venture capitalist rewrites the starving-author story ] ] It is the story of a man whose quest for the foundations of the heart drives him to the Alaskan wilderness where, alone with his dangerous ideas, he transforms himself into a wild creature pursued by a pack of strangely familiar wolves.

A CD called The Ram that is conceptually linked to "Wild Animus" was released in 2006. It is the first CD in a series of three. It has, just like the book, been given away for free in large numbers. Contributing musicians include Marc Ribot, Jim Campilongo, Charles Bissell, Jim Keltner, Iva Bittova, Hutch Hutchinson, Lee Rocker and others.

References

External links

* [http://www.richshapero.com/ Official web site]
* [http://richshapero.shop.musictoday.com/Default.aspx Rich Shapero Store @ Music Today]
* [http://www.myspace.com/richshapero Rich Shapero MySpace Page]