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== Investing ==
== Investing ==
In 2024, Sims' company established an investment arm called BLK SHP Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=blk shp ventures |url=https://www.blkshp.com/blk-shp-ventures |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=BLK SHP |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson: 363 Peter Sims: A Practical Guide To Sparking Your Humanity "In An Inhuman Time" on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/363-peter-sims-a-practical-guide-to-sparking-your/id1156483471?i=1000648460863 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref> Founding partners included J. Taylor Crandall, a founder of [[Oak Hill Capital Partners|Oakhill Capital]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Solomont |first=E.B. |title=Bay Area Estate Asks $16 Million More Than Its 2020 Sale Price |url=https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/bay-area-estate-asks-16-million-more-than-its-2020-sale-price-73d03007 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pixar]] co-founder and long-time President [[Edwin Catmull|Ed Catmull]], and former Autodesk CEO [[Carl Bass]]. The inspiration for "black sheep" came from Pixar, a phrase used by Director Brad Bird for "restless contributors with unconventional ideas."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Innovation lessons from Pixar: An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird {{!}} McKinsey |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/innovation-lessons-from-pixar-an-interview-with-oscar-winning-director-brad-bird |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.mckinsey.com}}</ref> Sims, Catmull, and Bass worked together as advisors at Google[x].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=Isaac |date=2024-03-12 |title=Beyond the doomscrolling – movement building for positive change |url=https://www.ritamcgrath.com/sparks/2024/03/beyond-the-doomscrolling-movement-building-for-positive-change/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Rita McGrath |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2024, Sims' company established an investment arm called BLK SHP Ventures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=blk shp ventures |url=https://www.blkshp.com/blk-shp-ventures |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=BLK SHP |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson: 363 Peter Sims: A Practical Guide To Sparking Your Humanity "In An Inhuman Time" on Apple Podcasts |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/363-peter-sims-a-practical-guide-to-sparking-your/id1156483471?i=1000648460863 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=Apple Podcasts |language=en-GB}}</ref> Founding partners included J. Taylor Crandall, a founder of [[Oak Hill Capital Partners|Oakhill Capital]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Solomont |first=E.B. |title=Bay Area Estate Asks $16 Million More Than Its 2020 Sale Price |url=https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/bay-area-estate-asks-16-million-more-than-its-2020-sale-price-73d03007 |access-date=2024-06-03 |work=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pixar]] co-founder and long-time President [[Edwin Catmull|Ed Catmull]], and former Autodesk CEO [[Carl Bass]]. The inspiration for "black sheep" came from Pixar, a phrase used by Director Brad Bird for "restless contributors with unconventional ideas."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Innovation lessons from Pixar: An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird {{!}} McKinsey |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-insights/innovation-lessons-from-pixar-an-interview-with-oscar-winning-director-brad-bird |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.mckinsey.com}}</ref> Sims, Catmull, and Bass worked together as advisors at Google[x].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bush |first=Isaac |date=2024-03-12 |title=Beyond the doomscrolling – movement building for positive change |url=https://www.ritamcgrath.com/sparks/2024/03/beyond-the-doomscrolling-movement-building-for-positive-change/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Rita McGrath |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== Film ==

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Sims and [[Orlando Bloom]] served as executive producers for the documentary film ''Earthbound.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Sims {{!}} Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14494525/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>'' Directed by Farhoud Meybodi, the film explores the life of Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan innovator and entrepreneur who is tackling the plastic waste epidemic in her hometown of Nairobi. The film won numerous awards, including a 2023 Tribeca X Award in the feature film category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribeca X 2023 Official Selections |url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/tribecax2023/selections |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Tribeca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Farhoud Meybodi - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5956178/awards/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Life ==
== Life ==
Sims is a graduate of [[Bowdoin College]] and [[Stanford Graduate School of Business|Stanford Business School]]. He grew up in the rural foothills of Northern California, where his father was a county judge, and he attended [[Colfax High School (Colfax, California)|Colfax High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colfax High announces 2019 Hall of Fame inductees |url=https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/135914/colfax-high-announces-2019-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=goldcountrymedia.com |language=en}}</ref> His mother is a photographer and practicing Buddhist who worked closely with [[Pema Chödrön]], the American Buddhist teacher, on several books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time Peter Eagle Sims - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11sv8pv1_s&hl=en-US&q=Black+Sheep:+The+Quest+To+Be+Human+In+An+Inhuman+Time |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.google.com}}</ref>
Sims is a graduate of [[Bowdoin College]] and [[Stanford Graduate School of Business|Stanford Business School]]. He grew up in the rural foothills of Northern California, where his father was a county judge, and he attended [[Colfax High School (Colfax, California)|Colfax High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colfax High announces 2019 Hall of Fame inductees |url=https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/135914/colfax-high-announces-2019-hall-of-fame-inductees/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=goldcountrymedia.com |language=en}}</ref> His mother is a photographer and practicing Buddhist who worked closely with [[Pema Chödrön]], the American Buddhist teacher, on several books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time Peter Eagle Sims - Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11sv8pv1_s&hl=en-US&q=Black+Sheep:+The+Quest+To+Be+Human+In+An+Inhuman+Time |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.google.com}}</ref>


Sims has a daughter, Riley, who appears in ''Black Sheep,'' and for whom he dedicates the book.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sims |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NV7bEAAAQBAJ |title=Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time |date=2024-05-07 |publisher=Tom Rath |isbn=978-1-939714-27-5 |language=en}}</ref> He is sixth generation Californian. His 3rd-great grandfather, Jacob Gundlach, founded [[Gundlach Bundschu|Gundlach Bundschu Winery]] in Sonoma in 1858, now the oldest family-owned winery in California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DOYLE |first=SARAH |date=2023-03-01 |title=Sonoma winery launches wine brand geared toward 20-somethings |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/sonomas-bundschu-co-launches-new-wine-brand-geared-toward-young-adults/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |language=en-US}}</ref>
Sims has a daughter, Riley, who appears in ''Black Sheep,'' and for whom he dedicates the book.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sims |first=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NV7bEAAAQBAJ |title=Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time |date=2024-05-07 |publisher=Tom Rath |isbn=978-1-939714-27-5 |language=en}}</ref> He is sixth generation Californian. His 3rd-great grandfather, Jacob Gundlach, founded [[Gundlach Bundschu|Gundlach Bundschu Winery]] in Sonoma in 1858, now the oldest family-owned winery in California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DOYLE |first=SARAH |date=2023-03-01 |title=Sonoma winery launches wine brand geared toward 20-somethings |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/sonomas-bundschu-co-launches-new-wine-brand-geared-toward-young-adults/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Film ==
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Sims and [[Orlando Bloom]] served as executive producers for the documentary film ''Earthbound.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Sims {{!}} Producer |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14494525/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>'' Directed by Farhoud Meybodi, the film explores the life of Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan innovator and entrepreneur who is tackling the plastic waste epidemic in her hometown of Nairobi. The film won numerous awards, including a 2023 Tribeca X Award in the feature film category.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tribeca X 2023 Official Selections |url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/tribecax2023/selections |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Tribeca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Farhoud Meybodi - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5956178/awards/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==

* ''[[True North (Bill George book)|True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership]]'', {{ISBN|978-0-7879-8751-0}}, with Bill George, 2007.
* ''[[True North (Bill George book)|True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership]]'', {{ISBN|978-0-7879-8751-0}}, with Bill George, 2007.
* ''[[Little Bets|Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries]],'' {{ISBN|978-0-7879-8751-0}}, 2011.
* ''[[Little Bets|Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries]],'' {{ISBN|978-0-7879-8751-0}}, 2011.

Latest revision as of 15:53, 18 December 2024

Peter Sims
Sims in 2015
Sims in 2015
Born (1976-07-29) July 29, 1976 (age 48)
OccupationAuthor and entrepreneur
Alma materBowdoin College, Stanford Business School
GenreNon-fiction
Notable worksTrue North

Little Bets

Black Sheep

Peter Eagle Sims is an American writer, entrepreneur, and investor. He authored three books including True North (2007), co-authored with Bill George, which was among the Wall Street Journal bestseller books.[1] Others include Little Bets (2011),[2] which was named one of the best advice books for entrepreneurs by the Wall Street Journal, and Black Sheep (2024).[3] Sims has been praised as "one who knows his way around disruptive ideas."[4]

Sims is the Founder & Chairman of BLK SHP (Black Sheep), a place and platform for small bets and investing. Previously, he worked as an investor at Summit Partners in London where he co-founded the firm's European office. He has also been an advisor at Google[x], The Moonshot Factory, Alphabet's semi-secret innovation laboratory.[5]

Additionally, Sims was part of the founding team for GivingTuesday,[6] the philanthropy movement that has become a globally recognized day of giving to charity.[7] GivingTuesday is the first Tuesday after the United States' Thanksgiving, and has raised more than $17 billion for nonprofit causes to date.[8][9][10][11]

Investing

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In 2024, Sims' company established an investment arm called BLK SHP Ventures.[12][13] Founding partners included J. Taylor Crandall, a founder of Oakhill Capital,[14] Pixar co-founder and long-time President Ed Catmull, and former Autodesk CEO Carl Bass. The inspiration for "black sheep" came from Pixar, a phrase used by Director Brad Bird for "restless contributors with unconventional ideas."[15] Sims, Catmull, and Bass worked together as advisors at Google[x].[16]

Film

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Sims and Orlando Bloom served as executive producers for the documentary film Earthbound.[17] Directed by Farhoud Meybodi, the film explores the life of Nzambi Matee, a Kenyan innovator and entrepreneur who is tackling the plastic waste epidemic in her hometown of Nairobi. The film won numerous awards, including a 2023 Tribeca X Award in the feature film category.[18][19]

Life

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Sims is a graduate of Bowdoin College and Stanford Business School. He grew up in the rural foothills of Northern California, where his father was a county judge, and he attended Colfax High School.[20] His mother is a photographer and practicing Buddhist who worked closely with Pema Chödrön, the American Buddhist teacher, on several books.[21]

Sims has a daughter, Riley, who appears in Black Sheep, and for whom he dedicates the book.[22] He is sixth generation Californian. His 3rd-great grandfather, Jacob Gundlach, founded Gundlach Bundschu Winery in Sonoma in 1858, now the oldest family-owned winery in California.[23]

Works

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  • True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership, ISBN 978-0-7879-8751-0, with Bill George, 2007.
  • Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, ISBN 978-0-7879-8751-0, 2011.
  • Black Sheep: The Quest to Be Human in an Inhuman Time, ISBN 978-1-939714-25-1, 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership — Book — Faculty & Research — Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ Sims, Peter (2011-08-06). "Daring to Stumble on the Road to Discovery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ Haislip, Barbara. "Entrepreneurs talk about the self-help books that actually helped them". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Leigh (May 3, 2011). "Book Review: Little Bets". Inc. Magazine.
  5. ^ "Peter Sims". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ Epstein, David (2024-05-28). "Pitching Collective Purpose". Range Widely. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ Piper, Kelsey (2020-11-30). "Giving Tuesday, explained". Vox. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  8. ^ Lerner, Jamie (2022-11-29). "The Unequivocal History of Why We Donate on #GivingTuesday". Distractify. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  9. ^ "Why GivingTuesday is the Social Innovation Idea of the Year | Management Innovation eXchange". www.managementexchange.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  10. ^ GivingTuesday (2023-11-30). "$3.1 Billion in Giving & Millions United Around Generosity to Celebrate GivingTuesday 2023". GivingTuesday. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  11. ^ "GivingTuesday estimates $3.6B was donated this year, an increase from 2023". AP News. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  12. ^ "blk shp ventures". BLK SHP. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  13. ^ "Disrupt Yourself Podcast with Whitney Johnson: 363 Peter Sims: A Practical Guide To Sparking Your Humanity "In An Inhuman Time" on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  14. ^ Solomont, E.B. "Bay Area Estate Asks $16 Million More Than Its 2020 Sale Price". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  15. ^ "Innovation lessons from Pixar: An interview with Oscar-winning director Brad Bird | McKinsey". www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  16. ^ Bush, Isaac (2024-03-12). "Beyond the doomscrolling – movement building for positive change". Rita McGrath. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  17. ^ "Peter Sims | Producer". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  18. ^ "Tribeca X 2023 Official Selections". Tribeca. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  19. ^ "Farhoud Meybodi - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  20. ^ "Colfax High announces 2019 Hall of Fame inductees". goldcountrymedia.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. ^ "Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time Peter Eagle Sims - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  22. ^ Sims, Peter (2024-05-07). Black Sheep: The Quest To Be Human In An Inhuman Time. Tom Rath. ISBN 978-1-939714-27-5.
  23. ^ DOYLE, SARAH (2023-03-01). "Sonoma winery launches wine brand geared toward 20-somethings". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
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