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, 4 Dec 2025 — a date, and nothing else. It is not a claim about who reached a view first.
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David Friedberg
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8 Oct 2011 – 2 Oct 2025
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Brad Gerstner
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4 Dec 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
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Bill Gurley
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4 Mar 2026 – 14 Mar 2026
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David Friedberg
Friedberg says entrepreneurship is the only way he can leave a lasting, meaningful impact on the world.
“For me, I want to know that I affect the world in an impactful way and in a meaningful way that lasts and that it is going to last once I am gone.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg describes his mentality as having a heart of a lion and refusing to stop when pursuing his goals.
“I have a heart of a lion. I will not stop. I have a lot of grit. I know that for a fact.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg says a warrior poem inspired him to call himself a Final Frontier warrior while preparing for his exam.
“I saw a poem that said, it was the devil whispers, you can't withstand the storm. The warrior replied, I am the storm. Once I saw that, I started to associate myself as a warrior.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg explains the origin of 'Final Frontier Warrior' came from a poem he read as a student preparing for exams.
“The warrior replied, I am the storm. Once I saw that, I started to associate myself as a warrior. And then I started saying, I am a final frontier warrior.”
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Brad Gerstner
Gerstner asserts less than half of people under 40 believe in capitalism.
“There's a reason less than half of people under the age of 40 believe in capitalism, Ed.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley quotes Josh Wolf's saying that chips on shoulders put chips in pockets.
“Josh Wolf of Lux Capital has a saying chips on shoulders put chips in pockets.”
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Bill Gurley
Gurley dismisses mid-market private equity work as unmotivating though acknowledging money can be made there.
“I don't even I would never be motivated by it, but but, you know, I'm not not necessarily shitting on them too bad. Like, somebody there are you can make money.”
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