Bill Gurley on Running Down Your Dream #IconicReads (#84)

Jim and Yonathan explore another Iconic Read (or in this case watch) as they break down Bill Gurley's filmed speech titled Running Down a Dream.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

• Who is Bill Gurley
• Being the most knowledgeable vs being the smartest
• Finding your passion and honing your craft
• Bobby Knight – Finding Mentors
• Bob Dylan – Being in the epicenter
• Danny Meyer – Taking Notes
• Sam Hinkie – Focus and Conviction
• Katrina Lake – Being a talent magnet 
• Creating 10x peer groups

Resources:

• Running Down a Dream
• Above the Crowd
• Jim Huffman website
• Jim's Twitter
• GrowthHit
• The Growth Marketer's Playbook

 

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