motivation: everyone on the record — The Minutes https://minutesof.com/on/motivation/ Everyone on the record about motivation: 7 verbatim quotes from 3 people, October 2011 to March 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:33:07 +0000 Bill Gurley: Gurley dismisses mid-market private equity work as unmotivating though acknowledging money can be https://minutesof.com/q/548ef570-3e05-41b9-8094-3dc2be229f0d/ https://minutesof.com/q/548ef570-3e05-41b9-8094-3dc2be229f0d/ “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.” — Bill Gurley, Chris Williamson Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:16 +0000 motivation Bill Gurley: Gurley quotes Josh Wolf's saying that chips on shoulders put chips in pockets. https://minutesof.com/q/9debc952-245c-4d9c-a541-e957b82d5039/ https://minutesof.com/q/9debc952-245c-4d9c-a541-e957b82d5039/ “Josh Wolf of Lux Capital has a saying chips on shoulders put chips in pockets.” — Bill Gurley, BigDeal by Codie Sanchez Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:36 +0000 motivation Brad Gerstner: Gerstner asserts less than half of people under 40 believe in capitalism. https://minutesof.com/q/2d3530cc-cd1c-49a0-8714-940b604b1fd8/ https://minutesof.com/q/2d3530cc-cd1c-49a0-8714-940b604b1fd8/ “There's a reason less than half of people under the age of 40 believe in capitalism, Ed.” — Brad Gerstner, Prof G Markets Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:48 +0000 motivation David Friedberg: Friedberg explains the origin of 'Final Frontier Warrior' came from a poem he read as a stude https://minutesof.com/q/b0cc80bd-bc7b-4b8d-aae0-3f153c4b1071/ https://minutesof.com/q/b0cc80bd-bc7b-4b8d-aae0-3f153c4b1071/ “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.” — David Friedberg, NPTE Final Frontier Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:28:47 +0000 motivation David Friedberg: Friedberg says a warrior poem inspired him to call himself a Final Frontier warrior while pre https://minutesof.com/q/ee1cee5f-c8d6-4742-a0a2-7fe5dcdfd5f3/ https://minutesof.com/q/ee1cee5f-c8d6-4742-a0a2-7fe5dcdfd5f3/ “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.” — David Friedberg, NPTE Final Frontier Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:28:47 +0000 motivation David Friedberg: Friedberg describes his mentality as having a heart of a lion and refusing to stop when pursu https://minutesof.com/q/4d021b29-d4e5-4abb-9c5b-de08097cf87c/ https://minutesof.com/q/4d021b29-d4e5-4abb-9c5b-de08097cf87c/ “I have a heart of a lion. I will not stop. I have a lot of grit. I know that for a fact.” — David Friedberg, NPTE Final Frontier Thu, 02 Oct 2025 02:28:47 +0000 motivation David Friedberg: Friedberg says entrepreneurship is the only way he can leave a lasting, meaningful impact on https://minutesof.com/q/72016159-f290-433a-bbb0-fb019abd9bea/ https://minutesof.com/q/72016159-f290-433a-bbb0-fb019abd9bea/ “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.” — David Friedberg, Stanford eCorner Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:24:09 +0000 motivation