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Bill Gurley

22 statements across 7 episodes · 3 bullish · 10 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 20, 2020 by David Sacks · said 114 times in 65 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

On the record as a speaker too: Bill Gurley's record, appearances and statements → this page counts the times other people say the name.

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (48), David Sacks (25), Brad Gerstner (11), David Friedberg (10), Chamath Palihapitiya (10), Thomas Laffont (4), Tandice Urban (2), Nikesh Arora (1)

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2026 16 mentions in 10 episodes 2 per episode
2025 11 mentions in 7 episodes 2 per episode
2024 16 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
2023 19 mentions in 11 episodes 2 per episode
2022 33 mentions in 15 episodes 2 per episode
2021 13 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
2020 6 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode

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Everything said about Bill Gurley, oldest first

Jun 20, 2020
Assertion Supported
Sacks: Research shows unionized police departments face more excessive force complaints
“You know, I, our friend Bill Gurley has been tweeting a lot of great research that around police departments that are unionized, there's a lot more complaints against them. There's a lot more examples of the use of force and unwarranted use of force.”
David Sacks Jun 20, 2020 ▶ 37:05 E4: Politicizing the pandemic, Police reform, Twitter vs Facebook with David Sacks & David Friedberg
Sep 30, 2020 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Statistically, investment banks rip off founders during traditional IPOs
“And then on top of that, we know statistically Bill Gurley published all the stats. The investment banks are going to rip you off.”
David Sacks Sep 30, 2020 ▶ 8:03 SPAC talk with Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg, David Sacks & Jason Calacanis | from Episode 7
Nov 4, 2020 negative
Insight
Gurley: Regulation protects incumbents and impedes innovation
“Regulation is the friend of the incumbent and it's the opposite of innovation. It locks in things and it's very resistant to change.”
Bill Gurley Nov 4, 2020 ▶ 2:06:05 E11: Election Night Special featuring Phil Hellmuth, Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner & more!
Nov 4, 2020 negative
Opinion
Gurley: Social bias against rural Americans is uniquely accepted in urban cities
“There is a, there's unquestionably a type of social bias against rural Americans in, in urban cities. There's just no doubt. It's the only joke you're allowed to tell without getting Rebuked.”
Bill Gurley Nov 4, 2020 ▶ 2:02:21 E11: Election Night Special featuring Phil Hellmuth, Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner & more!
May 23, 2022 negative
Insight
Gurley: 49 out of 50 startups using negative unit economics fail
“I think if 50 entrepreneurs try that trick, 49 are gonna auger in.”
Bill Gurley May 23, 2022 ▶ 45:40 E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles
May 23, 2022 neutral
Disclosure
Gurley: Benchmark distributes public stock over 3 to 6 quarters post-lockup
“We typically distribute over three to six quarters following the lockup release.”
Bill Gurley May 23, 2022 ▶ 33:02 E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles
Aug 11, 2023 bullish
Prediction Held up
Gurley predicts more tech IPOs in late 2023 to resolve cap tables
“I think you will see. There's two things. I think that complex, cleaning up complexity is a great reason for the public market, and Brad already said, we've seen a massive recovery in, in software stocks, like the marks are better than they were two years ago.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 53:57 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gurley: Only 10 to 15 VC-backed companies ever generated massive post-IPO returns
“I think the total number of companies that meet that criteria in the history of the venture industry is like, 10 or 15.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 1:06:57 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023 neutral
Insight
Gurley: VC outperformance depends on rare speculative market peaks
“A vast majority of the reason venture outperforms other asset classes has to do with these tiny windows when you have a super probably market, and if you don't, if you aren't around for that part, you know, if you strip those years out of a forty-year assessme…”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 1:03:38 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023
Insight
Gurley: IPOs are the easiest way to clean up complex cap tables
“When you get to that place, sometimes going public is just the easiest way to clean it all up.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 52:20 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023
Assertion Supported
Gurley: 2021 hyper-competition eliminated IPO liquidation preference protections for investors
“Because of hyper competition and investing in 99, 2020, 20, 20, 21, there was a term removed from most term sheets that gave Investors the right to protect their Lickpref on IPO. That's gone in most of these cases.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 52:46 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Aug 11, 2023
Disclosure
Gurley says investing is now a hobby and rejects new board seats
“This is more of a hobby thing for me. And I don't want board seats anymore.”
Bill Gurley Aug 11, 2023 ▶ 25:08 E141: State of Series A's, VC dry powder, IPO window opens + more with Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner
Sep 16, 2023 negative
Insight
Gurley: Capitalism is most broken where regulatory capture is highest
“I think where capitalism's broken is where the capture's the highest, right?”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 22:47 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
Sep 16, 2023 positive
Insight
Gurley: Silicon Valley succeeded because it is far from Washington
“The reason Silicon Valley's been so successful is because it's so fucking far away from Washington, D.C.”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 23:57 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
Sep 16, 2023
Assertion Contradicted
Gurley: UK 'loser pays' rule results in 90% less litigation
“They have some clever policies like losing party pays, which causes one-tenth Of the litigation that we have.”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 30:27 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
Sep 16, 2023 negative
Disclosure
Bill Gurley stopped meeting with congressmen after repeated fundraising demands
“And it would go on to happen two more times in my life, and then I stopped meeting with congressmen.”
Bill Gurley Sep 16, 2023 ▶ 2:03 All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
May 29, 2026 negative
Opinion
Gurley: Anthropic is one of the most aggressive lobbying startups ever
“And we know that Anthropik's one of the most aggressive lobbying companies, startups of all time.”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 27:49 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
May 29, 2026
Disclosure
Bill Gurley's foundation will award $5,000 grants to aspiring entrepreneurs
“We're going to do 5000 dollar grants to people who want to chase their dreams but need some help”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 5:11 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
May 29, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Gurley: 100% automated fleets are unviable, human driving jobs won't decline
“I think it's impossible to go with a hundred percent automated solution because the economics don't work well. And so I think like some of the other examples that were given ATMs and whatnot, I think the use of non-ownership cars is going to go way up, so it's…”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 1:22:20 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
May 29, 2026 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Gurley: Tech progress since 1891 radically improved global living standards
“The work week went from over 60 hours to 34 hours globally. Real wages went up eight to 10 X adjusted for inflation. The medium worker now earns more than a doctor did in 19, in 1891. Global GDP per capita went from 1500 to 20 K. Child labor in the U.S. Went f…”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 25:34 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
May 29, 2026 negative
Opinion
Gurley: Anthropic is uniquely negatively outspoken about its own field
“I've never, ever seen a company that is both leading their field and the most negatively outspoken commenter on what they do.”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 26:58 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
May 29, 2026 negative
Opinion
Gurley: Anthropic leaders believe they are midwifing a deity, not writing software
“I don't think they think they're writing software. I think they're midwifing a deity here, and I don't know which one I'm more afraid of, the regulatory capture or the second theory I call the Dr. Frankenstein theory.”
Bill Gurley May 29, 2026 ▶ 32:17 Anthropic's Digital God, Pope vs AI, Job Loss Narrative Flips, Open Source Crackdown Coming?
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