Rich Shapero is an American venture capitalist, self-published writer, and musician. He grew up in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 and attended UC Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 where he graduated in 1970 with a degree in English literature. He is a partner at the venture capital company Crosspoint and a board member at AristaSoft and New Edge Networks.

Wild Animus

Shapero's book Wild Animus: A Novel was released in 2004 using print-on-demand technology by his publishing company, Too Far. Initially 50,000 copies were printed, and copies of the book have been given away for promotional purposes. Shapero has also published three CDs, The Ram, The Wolves and Animus, which were used in free promotional distribution, both separately and in a boxed set with the book. Promotion of Shapero's work in Australia included the use of a US dance ensemble.

On May 4, 2010, the distribution of boxes of Shapero's book at Yale University

Yale University

Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...

caused a false bomb alarm.

External links

• Official web site