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Relatedly, it's worth watching the entire Bill Gurley talk at the recent All-In Summit. Edit: Updating link to jump to the relevant section of the talk. link to this video
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All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles
All-In Podcast
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- Presented by Bill Gurley, venture capitalist
- An opinion. It argues one side of a question engineers disagree on.
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Bill Gurley explains how incumbent companies use lobbying and government regulation to stifle competition and protect their monopolies.
This talk was recorded live at the All-In Summit 2023 at Royce Hall on UCLA's campus in Los Angeles. () 2,851 Miles () In conversation with Bill Gurley Follow Bill: twitter.com/bgurley Follow the besties: twitter.com/chamath linktr.ee/calacanis twitter.com/DavidSacks twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: twitter.com/theallinpod linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: rb.gy/tppkzl twitter.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: twitter.com/TheZachEffect Relevant links: https://www.opensecrets.org/ latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-19-tm-5965-story.html nytimes.com/2014/04/20/business/media/comcasts-real-repairma… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_StiglerWhy it's here
5 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended for its clear explanation of regulatory capture and how incumbents use regulation to block tech competitors.
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Great way to understand how all this works is watching All-In Summit: Bill Gurley presents 2,851 Miles1. Basically, regulate your competition into the ground. 1 link to this video
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