tools: everyone on the record — The Minutes https://minutesof.com/on/tools/ Everyone on the record about tools: 11 verbatim quotes from 2 people, March 2026 to August 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link to… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:33:18 +0000 JD Vance: Vance says demand for metal cutting and machine tools reached 40-year high under Trump. https://minutesof.com/q/1cc1e8ed-4ebc-4c5c-afab-71fd2fd418d0/ https://minutesof.com/q/1cc1e8ed-4ebc-4c5c-afab-71fd2fd418d0/ “Did you know demand for metal cutting and machine tools has hit its highest level in almost forty years in The United States Of America?” — JD Vance, Forbes Breaking News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:58:11 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley argues competing without AI is like farming with shovel against modern equipment, zero cha https://minutesof.com/q/910160e0-ae68-4264-9d50-26e0d7cbd109/ https://minutesof.com/q/910160e0-ae68-4264-9d50-26e0d7cbd109/ “If if I ask you to compete with a farmer that has modern farming equipment and I give you a shovel and a hoe and an oxen, there's zero chance you're gonna be competitive.” — Bill Gurley, Jackson Square Ventures Book Club Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:51 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: The biggest problem is if you're a AI skeptic because you're never trying to figure that out. And https://minutesof.com/q/15bb1fb6-8220-47fb-9aae-9dc1eb91e618/ https://minutesof.com/q/15bb1fb6-8220-47fb-9aae-9dc1eb91e618/ “The biggest problem is if you're a AI skeptic because you're never trying to figure that out. And the truth of the matter is humans have evolved with their tools forever.” — Bill Gurley, Jackson Square Ventures Book Club Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:51 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley uses Bjorn Borg's failed comeback with outdated equipment to argue humans must evolve with https://minutesof.com/q/f7e2a87d-e587-4a45-9cd2-e55c352589bb/ https://minutesof.com/q/f7e2a87d-e587-4a45-9cd2-e55c352589bb/ “He tried to make a comeback at like 38 and he brought that old wooden racket out there and he got smoked.” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:02 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley argues humans evolve with tools and modern tools create overwhelming competitive advantage https://minutesof.com/q/46d35285-9c8f-4353-969f-5bd14acbd7de/ https://minutesof.com/q/46d35285-9c8f-4353-969f-5bd14acbd7de/ “Like you're if you're a farmer with a tractor and a drone thing and all this stuff, you're going to run over a farmer with a hoe and a and a donkey.” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:01:05 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley uses Bjorn Borg's failed comeback with wooden racket to illustrate humans must evolve with https://minutesof.com/q/e420be15-a2f3-44c9-a320-5f29629e34a3/ https://minutesof.com/q/e420be15-a2f3-44c9-a320-5f29629e34a3/ “He tried to make a comeback at like 38 and he brought that old wooden racket out there and he got smoked.” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:01:05 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley uses Bjorn Borg's failed comeback with outdated racket to illustrate importance of adoptin https://minutesof.com/q/eaa3a572-2c68-4e82-99c1-99858fdeb0b0/ https://minutesof.com/q/eaa3a572-2c68-4e82-99c1-99858fdeb0b0/ “And for a variety of reasons, was burned out. But he was one of the last generation of people to play with these small wooden rackets.” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:01:05 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley uses Bjorn Borg as example of athlete who retired before equipment evolution changed the g https://minutesof.com/q/17d76fcb-a505-4e4b-9cfa-330d649a07ae/ https://minutesof.com/q/17d76fcb-a505-4e4b-9cfa-330d649a07ae/ “Bjorn Borg, the tennis player retired very early in his life. He'd like in his thirties. And for a variety of reasons, was burned out.” — Bill Gurley, Silicon Valley Girl Clips Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:01:05 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley argues humans evolve with their tools, comparing AI adoption to a tractor versus plow comp https://minutesof.com/q/e7b0b220-9cd6-4a74-a1e5-3fa2e4fed4b0/ https://minutesof.com/q/e7b0b220-9cd6-4a74-a1e5-3fa2e4fed4b0/ “There's tons of anthropologists that have written about how we evolve with our tools, and you can just imagine a farming competition between a guy with a tractor and some drones and the other guys got a plow and a donkey. Who's gonna win? And you need to think about it that way.” — Bill Gurley, Bill Gurley Fri, 06 Mar 2026 02:57:59 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley advises being the most AI-enabled version of yourself in any field, citing tool evolution. https://minutesof.com/q/d485ee07-a5c6-4807-82f2-90f6d3462741/ https://minutesof.com/q/d485ee07-a5c6-4807-82f2-90f6d3462741/ “in any role in any field, be the most AI enabled version of yourself you can possibly be. There's tons of anthropologists that have written about how we evolve with our tools.” — Bill Gurley, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:48:19 +0000 tools Bill Gurley: Gurley advises being the most AI-enabled version of yourself using tractor versus donkey analogy. https://minutesof.com/q/580a1c41-7aa9-4ac2-806a-f5ebc5f6acb0/ https://minutesof.com/q/580a1c41-7aa9-4ac2-806a-f5ebc5f6acb0/ “One, in any role in any field, be the most AI enabled version of yourself you can possibly be.” — Bill Gurley, Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:48:19 +0000 tools