Bill GurleyRecommended Books
American businessman
John William Gurley (born May 10, 1966) is an American venture capitalist. Since 1999, he has been a general partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in San Francisco, California.
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“Other books that all entrepreneurs should read: 1) @MichaelEPorter, Competitive Strategy, 2) @geoffreyamoore Crossing the Chasm, 3) @claychristensen Innovator's Dilemma, and 4) @Jerry_Kaplan Startup”
“A great explanation of why index investing rules, written by a very wise professor/investor guy who has personally researched and debunked most of the common 'wisdom' that exists about stock trading today.”
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“A lot to like in the McKinsey Valuation book, as always. But this section left me scratching my head. Investors have to deal with the world as it is, not the world as the wish it to be. @AswathDamodaran”
“This assumes the consumers time is worth $0/hour, which I believe is a massive mistake. Here is a great book on that topic, applying lean manufacturing principles to services.”
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