About This Book
Nearly six in ten people would do things differently if they could start over — but career regret is entirely avoidable.
Bill Gurley, one of Silicon Valley's most celebrated venture capitalists, spent a decade unpacking what separates people who love their work from those who don't. Runnin' Down a Dream distills that research into six principles — from developing obsessive curiosity to building the right peer groups — illustrated through the stories of industry titans like restaurateur Danny Meyer and sports executive Sam Hinkie. The book grew from a viral college talk and is written in Gurley's characteristically direct, no-nonsense voice.
For anyone standing at a crossroads — a student, a parent watching a child navigate a broken system or a professional quietly wondering how they ended up here — this is a practical, story-driven guide to choosing a path you won't spend the rest of your life second-guessing.