Gurley: Labor unions hold more regulatory capture power than corporations
Bill Gurley · E11: Election Night Special featuring Phil Hellmuth, Bill Gurley, Brad Gerstner & more! · Nov 4, 2020 · at 2:20:32
Benchmark venture capitalist Bill Gurley discusses political influence, regulatory capture, and labor union dynamics during the 2020 election special.
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“The difference that a union has versus a company is it's a natural monopoly, and so it actually has more power to write regulation than a company does”
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