The Minutes of Bill Gurley on lobbying https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/lobbying/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on lobbying: 9 verbatim quotes between April 2017 and August 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:00 +0000 Gurley recounts being told to gather 15 people with maximum donation checks just to meet a congressman. https://minutesof.com/q/fd06c04c-ea46-46c6-a4df-c79daeed173f/ https://minutesof.com/q/fd06c04c-ea46-46c6-a4df-c79daeed173f/ “And I'm like, what do you mean a bunch of people? I just wanted to say hello. Noah, I need you to get 15 people in the conference room.” — BlackNova Productions Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:34:54 +0000 lobbying Gurley explains telecoms passed state laws preventing cities from competing despite receiving pole rights from https://minutesof.com/q/68104e5d-22d9-4f56-ba1c-306aa556dc7a/ https://minutesof.com/q/68104e5d-22d9-4f56-ba1c-306aa556dc7a/ “And they were able to pass laws that said cities can't compete with them even though they're getting their poll rights from the the cities themselves.” — Bill Gurley Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:02:49 +0000 lobbying Gurley says Silicon Valley has become more rooted in Washington DC than ever before since he gave his talk. https://minutesof.com/q/cb22a217-c81c-4190-b3a8-9f27013f7e8b/ https://minutesof.com/q/cb22a217-c81c-4190-b3a8-9f27013f7e8b/ “But since I gave that talk, I'd say Silicon Valley has gotten more, like, rooted in Washington DC than it ever has more. Than it ever has before.” — Bill Gurley Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:02:49 +0000 lobbying Gurley describes Comcast lobbyist who worked for mayor then became most important executive at Comcast. https://minutesof.com/q/d2a828bb-3680-4efe-824d-e6ec0ec6359d/ https://minutesof.com/q/d2a828bb-3680-4efe-824d-e6ec0ec6359d/ “There was a gentleman who was the head of the the head of lobbying at Comcast where I think New York Times or the Post, someone did a article where they said this is the most important executive at Comcast. And he had been working for the mayor before he went into that role.” — Tom Bilyeu Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:01:05 +0000 lobbying Gurley argues regulation most often protects incumbents despite public perception to the contrary. https://minutesof.com/q/ccc05c29-4691-41ad-8142-64dbb600f1a9/ https://minutesof.com/q/ccc05c29-4691-41ad-8142-64dbb600f1a9/ “regulation, I'd say most often ends up protecting the incumbent and the world thinks the opposite is true.” — Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:34:22 +0000 lobbying Gurley argues regulation most often protects incumbents rather than constraining them, contrary to public perc https://minutesof.com/q/215c21bd-994d-4541-9559-926a502c2efe/ https://minutesof.com/q/215c21bd-994d-4541-9559-926a502c2efe/ “And so companies get big, they spend money lobbying, they spend time in Washington and they get laws written to help them rather than to constrain them.” — Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:34:22 +0000 lobbying Gurley contrasts AI founders lobbying Washington and funding super PACs with his twenty-five years without doi https://minutesof.com/q/d374bd8b-b5e7-4899-bb54-611a16fdfb35/ https://minutesof.com/q/d374bd8b-b5e7-4899-bb54-611a16fdfb35/ “I've spent twenty five years in this business and and not had to go kowtow to Washington to go to go placate, you know, senators and congressmen.” — Forbes Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:00:12 +0000 lobbying Gurley describes how telecom lobbyists drafted legislation directly, contradicting civic education about how l https://minutesof.com/q/6e9449f6-fd1b-481c-8f5d-2f497e715391/ https://minutesof.com/q/6e9449f6-fd1b-481c-8f5d-2f497e715391/ “They had put a bill on Governor Rindle's desk, proposal drafted by lobbyists for the telecommunications companies. This isn't what I learned on Schoolhouse Rock.” — All-In Podcast Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:49:57 +0000 lobbying Gurley says lobbyists from regulated companies literally talk to congressmen about what goes into new laws. https://minutesof.com/q/8f23b934-6056-44b3-9754-11a376fcf41c/ https://minutesof.com/q/8f23b934-6056-44b3-9754-11a376fcf41c/ “If they're striking a new federal law, like the lobbyists from the companies being regulated are on M Street talking to the congressman about what to put into the bill.” — This Week in Startups Fri, 07 Apr 2017 23:27:51 +0000 lobbying