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Running Down a Dream

Running Down a Dream

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Founders Podcast
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2 creators use or recommend it

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Last discussed May 29, 2026

A book by Bill Gurley about entrepreneurship, investing, and achieving success in business and life.

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The Founders Podcast and Jason Calacanis both recommend *Running Down a Dream*, with Calacanis urging listeners to buy multiple copies for young people and parents, and the Founders Podcast host saying he has personally applied ideas from it to building his show. Bill Gurley, who wrote the book, references it in his own appearances, and Scott Galloway mentions finishing it while drawing comparisons to another thinker's philosophy — neither of those are endorsements so much as citations.

What creators say

Founders Podcast
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"I'd recommend buying the book and watching the video. I literally have personally used ideas that I discovered in this talk to build this podcast."

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Jason Calacanis
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"I want you to buy three copies, give it to two young people and a parent. You know, this book is incredible."

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Used for: Understanding career philosophy about passion vs. talent vs: Contrasted with Scott Galloway's philosophy on talent vs. passion

"I recently finished Running Down a Dream by Bill Gurley, and I noticed an interesting contrast between his philosophy and yours."

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Bill Gurley
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Used for: Encouraging people to pursue careers in fields that fascinate them Praised: Based on studying over 100 success stories of people who started with no adva...

"My book, which I'm promoting over my shoulder here, Running Down a Dream. People that have high curiosity and high fascination and probably high agency immediately see AI as a jet fuel as a rocket booster."

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"If you haven't bought the book, get the book. It's incredible."

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