Bill Gurley on

mental models

3 quotes · Jan 2023 – Jun 2026

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  1. Gurley says Wall Street is the buyer of the product venture capitalists create through M&A or IPO.

    “You know, I've always thought of Wall Street as the buyer of the product that venture capitalists create.”

    4:43 · The Knowledge Project Podcast · 9 Jun 2026 · permalink
  2. Gurley developed a mental exercise asking if he saw himself in his job thirty years from now.

    “I had this I developed this mental exercise that I didn't realize I was doing, but at the time, but I said to myself well, a couple years in, we started a third project, looked like the second project, looked like the first project.”

    6:10 · Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California · 2 Mar 2026 · permalink
  3. Gurley says all investors must hold strong opinions loosely because variables constantly change.

    “And Yes. I think I think all investors have to work within that framework because things change.”

    8:36 · Tim Ferriss · 26 Jan 2023 · permalink

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