Bill Gurley Quotes

American businessman

(born May 10, 1966) is an American businessman. He is a general partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. He is listed consistently on the Forbes Midas List and is considered one of technology’s top dealmakers.

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Alternative Names: John William Gurley

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The number one way to protect your career from AI is to be the most aggressive user of AI in your field.

RUN AT IT.

Humans evolve with their tools. Keep evolving.

Watching MCP gain momentum reminds me of early API adoption—huge potential but massive risk if you’re not careful.

@Hacker0x01 bug bounty programs and AI red teaming aren’t nice-to-haves anymore. They bring in external perspectives, which is what you need when your system opens to the external world.

It’s a better world if the most disruptive LLM model is foreign & open-source vs domestic & proprietary.

Better for:
1/ Safety
2/ Security
3/ Free speech
4/ Innovation
5/ Startups
6/ Cost performance
7/ Protection from sovereignty
8/ Global prosperity

Being able to celebrate peers is a super power.

Bill Gurley Quotes

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