Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love

By Bill Gurley

Categories: Business & Money, Self-Help

Venture capitalist Bill Gurley argues that the surest way to avoid career regret is to find work you love and pursue it with obsession. Drawing on his own path from college athlete to Wall Street analyst to Benchmark partner, he lays out a playbook for getting there. Gurley's principles include following curiosity, mastering a craft, finding mentors, building a peer network, going where the action is and giving back. He illustrates each with stories of people at the top of their fields.

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