birth_place notableworks birth_date genre image article_title name occupation alma_mater
east hampton , ny '' '' '' the 4-hour chef '' the 4-hour workweek '' '' the 4-hour body 20 july 1977 self-help , personal development , self-experimentation timothy ferriss.jpg tim ferriss
 timothy ferriss writer , entrepreneur princeton university
tim ferriss

timothy `` tim '' ferriss -lrb- born july 20 , 1977 -rrb- is an american author , entrepreneur , angel investor , and public speaker .
he has written a number of self-help books which have appeared on the new york times bestseller , `` wall street journal '' , and `` usa today '' bestseller lists , starting with `` the 4-hour workweek '' .
ferriss is also an angel investor or an advisor to facebook , twitter , stumbleupon , evernote , and uber , among other companies .
