The Minutes of Bill Gurley on misconceptions https://minutesof.com/bill-gurley/on/misconceptions/ Everything Bill Gurley has said on misconceptions: 3 verbatim quotes between December 2012 and December 2025, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:04 +0000 Gurley says boardroom strategy is 5% of venture at best; most time is spent selling. https://minutesof.com/q/b1d4df8c-a030-4af0-b78b-50c67b41baab/ https://minutesof.com/q/b1d4df8c-a030-4af0-b78b-50c67b41baab/ “That's probably 5% of the business at best. Most of the time you're on the phone trying to sell something.” — GigaOm Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:03:42 +0000 misconceptions Gurley says boardroom strategy is only about 5% of the venture business. https://minutesof.com/q/9e7edcbf-be85-4d16-bc86-dfb59cc79050/ https://minutesof.com/q/9e7edcbf-be85-4d16-bc86-dfb59cc79050/ “I often hear people describe venture and they think about sitting around in board rooms thinking up cool strategies. That's probably 5% of the business at best.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:41 +0000 misconceptions Gurley says boardroom strategy is 5% of venture capital at best, most time is spent selling. https://minutesof.com/q/7b798201-8da3-4474-aafe-ae8db87be0a3/ https://minutesof.com/q/7b798201-8da3-4474-aafe-ae8db87be0a3/ “That's probably 5% of the business at best. Most of the time you're on the phone trying to sell something.” — GigaOm Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:56:41 +0000 misconceptions