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What Is Bill Gurley's Advice for Finding a Career You Love? · Founders

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#413 How To Run Down A Dream

Running Down A Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love by Bill Gurley has been one of the most valuable talks I've heard. For years I have been using ideas from that talk to build this podcast. Bill has written a new book based on that talk: Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love. This episode explores the most…

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  1. Why Did Sam Hinkie Quit Bain Capital? at 2:34

    David Senra, reading Bill Gurley's profile of Sam Hinkie, says Hinkie quit a lucrative job at Bain Capital to chase a dream of becoming a sports general… Full answer

  2. Why Did Danny Meyer Quit to Open Restaurants? at 16:54

    David Senra, reading Bill Gurley's account, says Danny Meyer quit a rich sales job at Checkpoint after an uncle told him to open a restaurant, the field he… Full answer

  3. What Is Bill Gurley's Advice for Finding a Career You Love? at 20:41

    David Senra, reading Bill Gurley's talk and book Running Down a Dream, says the way to find a career you love is to pick work you have an immense personal… Full answer

  4. Why Do the Best People Learn Obsessively About Their Field? at 22:26

    David Senra, reading Bill Gurley, says the best people learn obsessively about their field because being the most knowledgeable is a choice, not a gift. Full answer

  5. Why Did Bobby Knight Decide to Mentor Everyone? at 29:19

    David Senra, reading Bill Gurley's account, says Bobby Knight decided to mentor everyone else because Pete Newell had been willing to teach him, and Knight… Full answer

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