The Minutes of Bill Gurley on bezos https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/bezos/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on bezos: 10 verbatim quotes between January 2023 and August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:00 +0000 Gurley quotes Bezos saying internal experiments get killed only when the last person with good judgment gives https://minutesof.com/q/bec814f7-65f4-4f96-974a-25111131fde8/ https://minutesof.com/q/bec814f7-65f4-4f96-974a-25111131fde8/ “They ask him, when does a internal experiment get killed? And he said, when the last person with good judgment gives up.” — BlackNova Productions Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:34:54 +0000 bezos Gurley says Bezos looks for unbounded determinism when making angel investments. https://minutesof.com/q/afd06c8c-a524-40b3-94dc-63e87b00b428/ https://minutesof.com/q/afd06c8c-a524-40b3-94dc-63e87b00b428/ “Bezos likes to talk. I because I asked him once how he had all these amazing angel investments. He he's looking for unbounded determinism.” — Forbes Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:14 +0000 bezos Gurley quotes Bezos saying he only asks if entrepreneurs will do this no matter what. https://minutesof.com/q/575d07b2-67f6-495b-a7d9-c4ce8f5c5faa/ https://minutesof.com/q/575d07b2-67f6-495b-a7d9-c4ce8f5c5faa/ “when I meet an entrepreneur, there's only one thing I ask myself. Is this person gonna do this no matter what?” — The Knowledge Project Podcast Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:30 +0000 bezos Gurley quotes Bezos saying he only invests in founders with unstoppable determination to execute regardless of https://minutesof.com/q/2bed28e2-1655-47e7-bc98-4cc4459f29ca/ https://minutesof.com/q/2bed28e2-1655-47e7-bc98-4cc4459f29ca/ “He said, I wanna believe this person's gonna go do this, come hell or high water, whether I get involved or not, nothing's gonna stop him.” — School of Hard Knocks Podcast Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:34:25 +0000 bezos Gurley quotes Bezos saying he only looks for determinism in founders who will succeed regardless of investment https://minutesof.com/q/c5317496-b8eb-4ba0-99d5-946284636787/ https://minutesof.com/q/c5317496-b8eb-4ba0-99d5-946284636787/ “He said, I wanna believe this person's gonna go do this, come hell or high water, whether I get involved or not, nothing's gonna stop him. And that's the trade he's looking for.” — School of Hard Knocks Podcast Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:34:25 +0000 bezos Gurley describes how Bezos developed his 80-year-old self framework while David Shaw tried to retain him. https://minutesof.com/q/6de422b0-7395-4691-b1ed-c93c51b0ea7d/ https://minutesof.com/q/6de422b0-7395-4691-b1ed-c93c51b0ea7d/ “David Shaw was trying he worked at DE Shaw. David Shaw was trying to get him to not go, and he came up with this idea which is” — Bill Gurley Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:57:59 +0000 bezos Gurley says Bezos looks for unbridled determinism in founders who will execute regardless of investor involvem https://minutesof.com/q/2cdb4503-3777-42f5-bbb4-6ad2252df53a/ https://minutesof.com/q/2cdb4503-3777-42f5-bbb4-6ad2252df53a/ “I only look for one thing, which is that this person's going to go do this thing.” — BigDeal by Codie Sanchez Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:36 +0000 bezos Gurley quotes Bezos saying he only invests when founders will pursue their vision regardless of funding. https://minutesof.com/q/10df2b7e-f9fd-41d2-8226-4072329498b9/ https://minutesof.com/q/10df2b7e-f9fd-41d2-8226-4072329498b9/ “I only look for one thing. I want to know that this person's gonna go do this thing come hell or high water, whether I invest or not.” — Brew Markets Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:28:10 +0000 bezos Gurley contrasts Bezos's respectful shareholder communication with other founders who antagonized Wall Street https://minutesof.com/q/2327f1f9-9950-44f8-bed6-58d92ee9dfce/ https://minutesof.com/q/2327f1f9-9950-44f8-bed6-58d92ee9dfce/ “All the entrepreneurs that followed Jeff that wrote that letter were kind of like, screw you, Wall Street. I'm going to run it my own way.” — Bloomberg Originals Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:00:14 +0000 bezos Gurley notes Amazon ran same-day delivery experiments on Uber while most $20-30M companies would refuse due to https://minutesof.com/q/a9a9836c-d44f-42f9-9ffd-a48328624f93/ https://minutesof.com/q/a9a9836c-d44f-42f9-9ffd-a48328624f93/ “This is a company that's worth 100 billions of dollars that is running an experiment on top of Uber. And Yeah.” — Tim Ferriss Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:45:00 +0000 bezos