Bill Gurley on

overfunding

2 quotes · Jan 2025 – May 2026

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  1. Gurley notes seven AI coding or lawyer companies raised hundreds of millions, unlike venture capital he practiced.

    “There's seven companies that have raised hundreds of millions of dollars. And that's not the venture capital I practiced.”

    30:17 · MIT Sloan VCPE · 11 May 2026 · permalink
  2. Gurley says late-stage VCs force-feed companies fifty to hundred million despite no capital need, like foie gras geese.

    “They just wanna cram money in. I I I thought about it. I I learned how they force feed geese to make for gras.”

    30:36 · McCombs School of Business · 24 Jan 2025 · permalink

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