Gurley says Silicon Valley's willingness to grant fifteen-minute meetings is shockingly higher than Wall Street.
“In Silicon Valley, the frequency with which you can ask someone for fifteen minutes of their time and get a yes is shockingly high.”
Gurley says Silicon Valley has nightly networking events that massively increase probability of lucky career breaks.
“And on top of all that, what I just said, a lot of people talk about luck in their career path.”
Gurley argues Silicon Valley offers daily networking events that accelerate learning and connections by 10X or more.
“if you're in Silicon Valley and you have time, you can find an event every night. And at that event, you might meet a peer.”