{"product_id":"runnin-down-a-dream-how-to-thrive-in-a-career-you-actually-love-hardcover","title":"Runnin' Down a Dream: How to Thrive in a Career You Actually Love - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Gurley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Life is a use-it-or-lose-it proposition. Shouldn't you spend it doing something you love? This book will teach you how to find your dream job and avoid a career you'll regret--from a leading venture capitalist, based on his viral college talk. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fantastic. A variety of useful insights and examples that converge into one story that underlies remarkable success in nearly any field: The relentless hunger to learn about the thing you love.\"--James Clear, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAtomic Habits\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many young people, the path to success feels like a conveyor belt--onto the next test, the next application, the next college--without ever stopping to ask what do I actually want to do with my life? Parents know the pressure can be overwhelming, yet the system pushes everyone forward anyway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter college Bill Gurley landed a job at a famous tech company. It should have been a dream come true--but he was surprisingly bored. So, Gurley leapt into the unknown, eventually finding his place in the world of venture capital, the beginning of a remarkable investing career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt turns out, Gurley's happy ending is rare. Nearly six in ten people would do things differently if they could start over. This is the trap of \"career regret.\" So how can we avoid it? What can we learn from people at the top of their fields who love what they do? The culmination of Gurley's decade-long project to unpack the components of success, \u003ci\u003eRunnin' Down a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e identifies six principles to flourish in your chosen career: the antidotes to career regret. From developing \"obsessive\" curiosity to the art of building strong peer groups, these timeless principles add up to a playbook not just for success, but a purpose-filled life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in Gurley's straight-talk voice and revealing the captivating stories of industry titans like talent agent Lorrie Bartlett, restaurateur Danny Meyer, and sports executive Sam Hinkie, \u003ci\u003eRunnin' Down a Dream\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire a new generation to find their place in the world, while offering a much-needed rebuttal to the idea that hustle and happiness are incompatible.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Gurley \u003c\/b\u003eis a general partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Over his venture career, he has invested in and served on the board of such companies as Nextdoor, OpenTable, Stitch Fix, Uber, and Zillow. Born in Dickinson, Texas, Gurley earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Florida and later received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. In 2025, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Texas alumni association. For more than two decades, Gurley has written about technology and other subjects on his popular blog, \u003ci\u003eAbove the Crowd\u003c\/i\u003e, and on his social media accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 8.48 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125570462003,"sku":"9780593799666","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GbXl2ZX5lP9780593799666.webp?v=1773256024","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/runnin-down-a-dream-how-to-thrive-in-a-career-you-actually-love-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}