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How Bob Dylan Studied His Way to Greatness Aug 19, 2026 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 6:20 David Senra Is that Bill Gurley gave this talk called, uh, How to Run Down a Dream, and he profiles five people, uh, that go to great lengths to get their dream job and what they do. 4 times in the scene

How To Run Down A Dream Mar 3, 2026 · 20 mentions

  • ▶ 9:51 David Senra It is written by Bill Gurley. 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 13:31 David Senra But this is what bill says from my point of view, it isn't what happened inside the four walls of the gym where they practiced every day.
  • ▶ 15:31 David Senra And then he does something, which Bill says is probably the most ambitious action he's ever heard of somebody that was trying to pursue their dream job.
  • ▶ 16:54 David Senra And then the third person that Bill was studying was Danny Meyer. 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 20:41 David Senra So he says, I'd read all these stories independently and noticed there was a similar strain that was running through each and every one of the stories. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 24:07 David Senra For Bob Dylan, he would call himself a musical expeditionary, and so Bill actually goes and looks up, what's the definition of an expeditionary?
  • ▶ 26:33 David Senra And so Bill gives an example. 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 28:24 David Senra I don't think this is exactly what Bill Gurley means in this section, but something that, that I thought about and really kind of motivated me and changed my perspective on this. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 31:02 David Senra And Bill says, I stole the title of this speech from Tom Petty, who was once asked what advice he'd have for people if he were giving it.

The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood: Michael Ovitz Mar 21, 2025 · 1 mention

Estée Lauder Sep 4, 2024 · 1 mention

The Simple Genius of Haruki Murakami Aug 15, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 8:08 David Senra And there's a line that Bill Gurley says in that, that talk running down a dream.
  • ▶ 39:29 David Senra It goes back to what Bill Gurley said in that talk, running down a dream.

Les Schwab (Charlie Munger recommended this book) Apr 17, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 8:57 David Senra It makes me think of that one of the main themes in this excellent talk that the investor Bill Gurley gave, which is called Running Down a Dream, How to Survive and Thrive in a Career that You Love, was the fact that you don't have to be…

David Ogilvy (Confessions of an Advertising Man) Mar 24, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 44:55 David Senra I think the best talk available on YouTube for any founder is this presentation that Bill Gurley gave a couple years ago. 2 times in the scene

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Jan 23, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 27:28 David Senra It's called, I've told you this a million times, Running Down a Dream by Bill Gurley. 2 times in the scene

Peter Thiel's Ideas Dec 19, 2023 · 1 mention

The Biography of Thomas Edison Oct 10, 2023 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 15:21 David Senra What I feel is the best talk on YouTube for entrepreneurs is by, uh, the investor, Bill Gurley. 3 times in the scene
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