Recode Decode: Benchmark partner Bill Gurley

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2016

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Benchmark general partner Bill Gurley talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about life as a venture capitalist and why he's still worried about a bubble, a topic he has written about extensively. Great entrepreneurs could raise money at any time, Gurley argues, but when funding is easy to come by, it invites in entitled and less talented startup founders, as well as unwanted government regulation. He also discusses sitting on the board of Uber, challenges faced by its CEO, Travis Kalanick, and why the ridesharing company is unlikely to go public "any time in the near future." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:22.8	Recode Radio presents Recode D-code, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:29.8	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, executive editor of Recode.
0:33.8	You may know me as the person making loud phone calls in your uber pool,
0:37.8	but in my spare time I talk tech and you're listening to Recode D-code,
0:40.8	a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas and how they're changing the world we live in.
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0:52.8	Today in the red chair is someone I've tried to get here for a long time,
0:55.8	and someone I've known for a very long time.
0:57.8	Bill Gurley, general partner at the venture capital firm Benchmark.
1:01.8	He has invested in companies ranging from Grubhub to Zillow to Uber
1:05.8	and serves on several board of directors.
1:07.8	Before he joined Benchmark in 1999,
1:10.8	Bill worked at Compact and spent four years as a tech analyst on Wall Street.
1:14.8	Bill, welcome to the show.
1:16.8	Thanks for having me.
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