Bill Gurley - The Gift and The Curse of Staying Private
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Published
- June 10, 2025
- Duration
- 1h 20m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jun 24, 2026
Discusses investing.
Summary
My guest today is Bill Gurley. Bill was the general partner at Benchmark Capital. He joins me for his sixth time on Invest Like the Best with his most comprehensive market analysis yet, examining the realities reshaping venture capital. Bill tackles the uncomfortable math underlying today's venture returns, with companies staying private for far longer. H…
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My guest today is Bill Gurley. Bill was the general partner at Benchmark Capital. He joins me for his sixth time on Invest Like the Best with his most comprehensive market analysis yet, examining the realities reshaping venture capital. Bill tackles the uncomfortable math underlying today's venture returns, with companies staying private for far longer. He also walks through why no one—from GPs to LPs to founders—has proper incentives to mark assets accurately, creating a system-wide coordinatio
Themes
- investing