The Minutes of Bill Gurley on gig economy https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/gig-economy/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on gig economy: 3 verbatim quotes between October 2020 and August 2021, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:06 +0000 Gurley cites Amazon paying $3,000 and McDonald's $500 bonuses to argue drivers prefer flexible work over shift https://minutesof.com/q/ca221d99-2f8a-40c8-a203-309ca55e191c/ https://minutesof.com/q/ca221d99-2f8a-40c8-a203-309ca55e191c/ “if if if these writer drivers wanted shift work, there's unbelievable opportunity out there right now. Amazon's paying $3,000 for you to become a shift worker.” — Bloomberg Tech Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:40:05 +0000 gig economy Gurley confirms Benchmark is a lead investor in Upwork and sees large opportunity in gig talent marketplaces. https://minutesof.com/q/5e82bc0b-b35a-4329-9037-428df27d8267/ https://minutesof.com/q/5e82bc0b-b35a-4329-9037-428df27d8267/ “We are actually a lead investor in Upwork. Hayden Brown's done an amazing job there the past couple of years. And we see this as a big, big opportunity.” — CNBC Television Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:31:30 +0000 gig economy Gurley argues 5 million people choosing to drive during low unemployment disproves claims it's a bad job. https://minutesof.com/q/6fc63c29-d900-4e0e-8fc6-7887dfe6caa3/ https://minutesof.com/q/6fc63c29-d900-4e0e-8fc6-7887dfe6caa3/ “One is, you know, 5,000,000 people committed to being drivers during the lowest unemployment in our lifetime.” — Bloomberg Tech Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:08:57 +0000 gig economy