How To Run Down A Dream

Runnin' Down A Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love by Bill Gurley has been one of the most valuable talks I've heard. For years I've been using ideas from that talk to build this podcast. Bill has written a new book based on that talk: Runnin' Down A Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love. https://amzn.to/4cowVdy This episode explores the most valuable ideas from the book and talk. Episode sponsors: Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp.com to learn how they can help your business save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ https://ramp.com Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. https://vanta.com/founders

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Mar 3, 202631mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 3, 2026
Duration: 31m
Channel: Founders Podcast
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Runnin' Down A Dream: How to Succeed and Thrive in a Career You Love by Bill Gurley has been one of the most valuable talks I've heard. For years I've been using ideas from that talk to build this podcast. Bill has written a new book based on that talk: Runnin' Down A Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love. https://amzn.to/4cowVdy This episode explores the most valuable ideas from the book and talk. Episode sponsors: Ramp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gives you everything you need to control spend, watch your costs, and optimize your financial operations —all on a single platform. Make history's greatest entrepreneurs proud ⁠⁠⁠by going to Ramp.com to learn how they can help your business save time and money.⁠⁠⁠ https://ramp.com Automate compliance, security, and trust with Vanta.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Vanta helps you win trust, close deals, and stay secure—faster and with less effort⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠Find out how increased security leads to more customers by going to Vanta⁠⁠⁠. Tell them David from Founders sent you and you'll get $1000 off. https://vanta.com/founders

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David Senra
host
Host of the Founders Podcast, known for solo narrative episodes distilling lessons from biographies of famous entrepreneurs and leaders.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Founders Podcast, featuring David Senra, How To Run Down A Dream explores founders Podcast Breaks Down Bill Gurley's Five Principles for Running Down a Dream Senra opens with Sam Hinkie, who left Bain Capital for business school, cold-pitched NFL teams, worked his way up with the Houston Rockets and became general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers at 35.

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