Who is on this subjectordered by the date of their first quote here
3 of 3 lanes rest on fewer than 5 quotes and are marked thin. Offsets are days from the middle first-quote date, 22 May 2025 — a date, and nothing else. It is not a claim about who reached a view first.
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Bill Gurley
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11 Dec 2012 – 24 Mar 2026
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David Friedberg
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22 May 2025 – 22 May 2025
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Bill Gurley
Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old.
“Kevin Harvey joined the venture business about that time. Peter Fenton also joined at about that age. And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old because venture is a hustle game.
“And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old. And there's a number of reasons why I think youth plays to an advantage. One, it's a hustle game.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley says the majority of Benchmark partners joined at about 30 years old.
“And so across our partnership, the majority of the partners joined at about 30 years old.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg's non-engineer chief of staff used AI to write a Python script that screened hundreds of resumes in hours.
“So Laura asked AI to write a Python script for her, to download all the resumes from Greenhouse, scan them, score them, and give her results. She did this all in a couple of hours.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg mandates managers justify headcount requests by first explaining why AI cannot accomplish the same tasks.
“So for example, when anyone asks for head count, ask them, Why can't AI do the job? Right.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg requires every hiring request at Ohalo to include a paragraph explaining why AI cannot do the job.
“Ask those questions. And so maybe every job description that needs to get approved by leadership, and the first paragraph is, why aren't you using AI?”
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Dylan Patel
Patel says his company now employs 26 people distributed across seven countries globally.
“There's 26 people who work at the company now. Cool. All over the world. Right? US, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, France, Germany Uh-huh. Canada. Yeah. Yeah. Well, that'll be one less country. Right? He's gone.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley describes hating traditional college hiring with 30 candidates getting fifteen minute slots each
“You got to stand out next to everyone that's just like you. And it seems so unoptimal to me.”
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