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6 facts from 5 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
Undated
When Goldman Sachs analyst Dan Benton left for the buy side, Bill Gurley launched his own faxed newsletter timed to arrive when Benton's had.
“So he's like, I'm going to launch above the crowd and it's going to come at the exact same time that Benton's thing used to come.”
Undated
A host recalls a Bill Gurley blog post titled Less Than Free, which described Android's free pricing as a disruptive business model.
“And I think the title of it was Less Than Free, the most disruptive business model ever.”
Undated
Brian Koppelman says he told Bill Gurley the show would be sourced from Mike Isaac's book, not from private social conversations.
“Mike Isaac sent me his book. We're going to go tell this story. Anything I may have heard from any conversation that I had with you socially is not in the show.”
Undated
A scene in Super Pumped has the Bill Gurley character say he once thought half of founders were angels before concluding all were like David Koresh.
“I used to think that half of founders were angels and half of them were David Koresh. And then I realized they're all David Koresh.”
Undated
Bill Gurley met Skype and liked it, but Benchmark lost the deal amid confusion over whether its U.S. or European team should lead it.
“He met Skype, likes Skype, goes right up his alley, right up Benchmark's alley.”
Undated
David Senra considers Bill Gurley's talk 'Running Down a Dream' the best talk for entrepreneurs and investors on YouTube.
“That fantastic talk he gave, which to me is the best talk for entrepreneurs, investors on YouTube. It's called Running Down a Dream.”
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