networking: everyone on the record — The Minutes https://minutesof.com/on/networking/ Everyone on the record about networking: 11 verbatim quotes from 2 people, December 2023 to July 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:33:07 +0000 Bill Gurley: Gurley says when people are fascinated by something, others naturally connect them with opportuni https://minutesof.com/q/21f5df04-89d0-47b4-b332-b7c555099dc6/ https://minutesof.com/q/21f5df04-89d0-47b4-b332-b7c555099dc6/ “So if you knew someone who was just wouldn't stop chatting about modern architecture or whatever, and then you run into someone else and you go, oh, you should talk to Sally like this.” — Bill Gurley, Forbes Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:00:14 +0000 networking Bill Gurley: Gurley advises seeking mentors two steps above you rather than shooting too high like CEOs. https://minutesof.com/q/ca69c003-ef78-4baf-ad91-c38a926ea241/ https://minutesof.com/q/ca69c003-ef78-4baf-ad91-c38a926ea241/ “the person that's two steps above you on the ladder has never been asked to be a mentor, and that's probably your best place to start, and they'll be flattered that you ask.” — Bill Gurley, Bill Gurley Fri, 15 May 2026 23:32:47 +0000 networking Bill Gurley: Gurley says human relationships and strong peer and mentor networks will matter way more in AI er https://minutesof.com/q/14e06fa4-f501-482c-a028-88b018224e51/ https://minutesof.com/q/14e06fa4-f501-482c-a028-88b018224e51/ “A lot of people have a theory that I think is reasonable that human relationships will matter way more. So, do you have a strong peer network? Do you have a strong mentor network?” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:02 +0000 networking Dylan Patel: Patel identifies disaggregated PD and wide EP as networking techniques where performance matters https://minutesof.com/q/a8d7ee01-6bf0-4ca4-828e-77222cf7a242/ https://minutesof.com/q/a8d7ee01-6bf0-4ca4-828e-77222cf7a242/ “When someone has really good networking with these leading edge techniques to run a model such as KIMI or DeepSeq called disaggregated PD or wide EP, these are two different techniques, network performance is a humongous factor.” — Dylan Patel, Aria Networks Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:27:54 +0000 networking Bill Gurley: Gurley says Silicon Valley's willingness to grant fifteen-minute meetings is shockingly higher th https://minutesof.com/q/2bfd315b-94d8-470f-b6ce-f75fc9ea1aba/ https://minutesof.com/q/2bfd315b-94d8-470f-b6ce-f75fc9ea1aba/ “In Silicon Valley, the frequency with which you can ask someone for fifteen minutes of their time and get a yes is shockingly high.” — Bill Gurley, Afford Anything Podcast Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:00:04 +0000 networking Bill Gurley: Gurley says Silicon Valley has nightly networking events that massively increase probability of l https://minutesof.com/q/bd3e637e-2f2d-4980-8274-80bae7de86c5/ https://minutesof.com/q/bd3e637e-2f2d-4980-8274-80bae7de86c5/ “And on top of all that, what I just said, a lot of people talk about luck in their career path.” — Bill Gurley, Brew Markets Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:28:10 +0000 networking Bill Gurley: Gurley argues Silicon Valley offers daily networking events that accelerate learning and connecti https://minutesof.com/q/03760161-e749-4114-b136-d044c6c1761b/ https://minutesof.com/q/03760161-e749-4114-b136-d044c6c1761b/ “if you're in Silicon Valley and you have time, you can find an event every night. And at that event, you might meet a peer.” — Bill Gurley, Lux Capital Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:19:27 +0000 networking Dylan Patel: Nadella describes connecting multiple Fairwater facilities on a petabit network spanning to Milwa https://minutesof.com/q/ea637240-f2b4-42f0-b334-d334f1e45e01/ https://minutesof.com/q/ea637240-f2b4-42f0-b334-d334f1e45e01/ “Fairwater 4, which you're going to see under construction nearby, will also be on that one petabits network so that we can actually link the two at a very high rate.” — Dylan Patel, Dwarkesh Patel Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:02:10 +0000 networking Dylan Patel: Patel advises becoming a foremost expert in what you enjoy and reaching out to anyone online. https://minutesof.com/q/1be9840b-45d2-4c02-bcb7-323d7f483ed2/ https://minutesof.com/q/1be9840b-45d2-4c02-bcb7-323d7f483ed2/ “Or try and talk to those people because one of the things I learned early on is you can talk to anyone on the Internet,” — Dylan Patel, Origins with Sonith Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:13:06 +0000 networking Dylan Patel: Patel says most people will respond to outreach but almost nobody tries. https://minutesof.com/q/e3216dfe-1ee8-4f3d-a316-41c745765f04/ https://minutesof.com/q/e3216dfe-1ee8-4f3d-a316-41c745765f04/ “One of things I learned early on is you can talk to anyone on the Internet. You can just reach out to anyone, and most people just say yes, but no one does it.” — Dylan Patel, Origins with Sonith Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:13:06 +0000 networking Dylan Patel: Patel identifies distributed training across data centers with lower bandwidth as a key unsolved https://minutesof.com/q/8bdd8e52-1eff-46b4-82af-03f48966482c/ https://minutesof.com/q/8bdd8e52-1eff-46b4-82af-03f48966482c/ “Everything that we've seen so far is that large scale training has to happen in an individual data center with very high speed networking.” — Dylan Patel, Latent Space Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:16:28 +0000 networking