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Bob would have preferred to keep going at tv I and like convert it to an equal partnership. But obviously that wasn't gonna happen so He's got to go figure out something else. Bob calls up his good buddy Bruce done leavey he trots up the stairwell. Up at meryl pickard now bruce Hey, gone to gsp a few years after bob and when bob was at bcg after gsp bruce head Interinformed there now Bruce Comes from quite a different background than bob shall we say bruce? Grew up in texas and was a high school football quarterback in texas which knows big deal And goes to rice university where he's very

Benchmark Capital. We tell the tale of the legendary equal partnership that accomplished something no other venture firm can claim: twice it has produced the highest returning fund of its cycle, each time with a 100% different GP lineup. If ever there were a playbook for successful generational transfer of a generational-defining venture firm, this is it. We spend 3.5+ hours digging into how the dotcom “eBay eBoys” transformed into the rockstar Fab Four of the Uber, Instagram and Snap mobile gold rush (spoiler: not by a straight line!), and what the future holds for Benchmark’s next GP generation. If you’re a student of the venture game from any angle — founder, GP, LP, etc — this is a story you need to tune in for!

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