The Minutes of Bill Gurley on embedded systems https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/embedded-systems/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on embedded systems: 2 verbatim quotes from December 2012, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:09:43 +0000 Gurley says apps replace embedded devices that previously cost $2,000, enabling new startup models. https://minutesof.com/q/31cb6fa2-3e0e-4a72-99fb-f9d45b6c773b/ https://minutesof.com/q/31cb6fa2-3e0e-4a72-99fb-f9d45b6c773b/ “I can write an app instead of building a dedicated embedded device that would have cost $2, it's night and day. And I got all kinds of examples where our startups are using smart phones” — GigaOm Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:03:42 +0000 embedded systems Gurley argues smartphones enable apps to replace expensive dedicated embedded devices at dramatically lower co https://minutesof.com/q/54ccbfdd-0496-470e-9db0-9e48af87348d/ https://minutesof.com/q/54ccbfdd-0496-470e-9db0-9e48af87348d/ “I mean we were talking earlier about local, the things you can do now that I can write an app instead of building a dedicated embedded device that would have cost $2, it's night and day.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:06:49 +0000 embedded systems