The Minutes of Bill Gurley on hiring https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/hiring/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on hiring: 3 verbatim quotes between December 2012 and March 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:04 +0000 Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old. https://minutesof.com/q/4d6f1696-0ba8-4e68-b249-7a574fd05a2b/ https://minutesof.com/q/4d6f1696-0ba8-4e68-b249-7a574fd05a2b/ “Kevin Harvey joined the venture business about that time. Peter Fenton also joined at about that age. And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:41 +0000 hiring Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old because venture is a hustle game. https://minutesof.com/q/56b29243-a0dc-48c1-a93a-1298afa884d6/ https://minutesof.com/q/56b29243-a0dc-48c1-a93a-1298afa884d6/ “And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old. And there's a number of reasons why I think youth plays to an advantage. One, it's a hustle game.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:41 +0000 hiring Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old. https://minutesof.com/q/cebee660-d5e7-4a3d-95b2-2607f8c4ab8e/ https://minutesof.com/q/cebee660-d5e7-4a3d-95b2-2607f8c4ab8e/ “And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:41 +0000 hiring