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Masters in Business

BONUS: Bill Gurley on Investing Early in Tech Disruptors & 'Runnin' Down a Dream'

Masters in Business

Bloomberg

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.42.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

On this special bonus episode of Masters in Business, Barry speaks with Bill Gurley of Benchmark about his big bets investing early in now-common names like Uber, Zillow, OpenTable and others, plus his new book, "Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love".

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This is Masters in Business with Barry Rittoltz on Bloomberg Radio.

1:34.2

This week on the podcast, what can I say?

1:37.0

Another banger.

1:38.6

Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital, legendary VC, early investor in Uber, Zillow, OpenTable, Grubhub, Nextdoor, The List,

1:49.1

Instagram, just Twitter, the list just goes on and on and on. What a fascinating career,

1:56.4

filled with insights not only about venture investing, but about building a career that you love. I thought

2:05.1

this conversation was fascinating and I think you will also, with no further ado, my conversation

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