Bill Gurley: Thriving in a Career You Actually Love

Thu Feb 26 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-08:00

The Commonwealth Club | San Francisco

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Bill Gurley: Thriving in a Career You Actually Love
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How can you avoid career regret? What can people at the top of their fields teach you about loving what they do? Hurley is your guide.
About this Event

If you believe life is a use-it-or-lose-it situation, should you try to spend it doing something you love? Venture capitalist Bill Gurley has set out to teach people his ideas for how to find your dream job and avoid a career you’ll hate.

For lots of young people, career paths feel like conveyor belts—the next test, the next application, the next college—without a pause to ask what they really want to do with their lives. After Hurley went to college, he landed a job at a famous tech company. A dream job, right? But he was bored, so he took a chance and leapt into the unknown, eventually finding his place in the world of venture capital.

Such a result is rare. He says nearly six in ten people would do things differently if they could start over. So how can you avoid career regret? What can people at the top of their fields teach you about loving what they do? Hurley has assembled six principles for guiding young people in making career decisions, and he has explained it all in his new book Runnin’ Down a Dream.

SPEAKERS

Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark; Author, Runnin’ Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

Moderator TBA

5:15 p.m. doors open & check-in
6–7 p.m. program
7 p.m. book signing
(all times Pacific Time)

Photo courtesy the speaker.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, United States

Tickets

USD 32.45

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