Bill Gurley on

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5 quotes · Feb 2026 – Jul 2026

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  1. Gurley recounts MrBeast and peers claiming sixteen-hour daily Skype calls for four years learning YouTube together.

    “they claim, this is probably an overstatement, but they claimed they were on Skype together sixteen hours a day for four years. And they shared everything they learned together.”

    32:55 · Jackson Square Ventures Book Club · 8 Jul 2026 · permalink
  2. Gurley recounts MrBeast and three peers Skyped sixteen hours daily for four years, all became millionaires with million-plus followers.

    “And they were doing a Skype call together for, he says, sixteen hours a day for four years. And they were sharing what they were learning.”

    29:35 · Metis Strategy · 10 Apr 2026 · permalink
  3. Gurley describes how MrBeast and three peers Skyped sixteen hours daily for four years, all becoming millionaires with million-plus followers.

    “they were doing a Skype call together for, he says, sixteen hours a day for four years. And they were sharing what they were learning.”

    29:36 · Metis Strategy · 10 Apr 2026 · permalink
  4. Gurley quotes MrBeast saying any random person on those Skype calls would have achieved the same millionaire success.

    “And he said another thing which I think really drives home the point. He said, if any random person had been on those Skype calls, they would have achieved those same things.”

    29:53 · Metis Strategy · 10 Apr 2026 · permalink
  5. Gurley recounts MrBeast saying anyone on their sixteen-hour-a-day Skype calls would have succeeded on YouTube.

    “He said, if any random person had been on those Skype calls, they would have achieved those same things.”

    29:56 · Metis Strategy · 10 Apr 2026 · permalink

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