# Bill Gurley

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Real Alpha has cut 2 moments of Bill Gurley (General partner, Benchmark) talking, from an interview on BG2 published Aug 28, 2025.

- Role: General partner, Benchmark
- On X: https://x.com/bgurley

## What Bill Gurley said

- [Xiaomi built a car factory in three years with 2,000 workers](https://realalpha.app/s/xiaomi-built-a-car-factory-in-three-years-with-2-000-workers/)
  BG2 · Aug 28, 2025 · 7 min
  > “The factory makes 1,000 cars a day with 2,000 employees. It was highly automated, like really highly automated.” — Bill Gurley · [17:22](https://realalpha.app/v/hUJz55AsUz4/?t=1042)
- [Why Western venture investment in China has dried up](https://realalpha.app/s/why-western-venture-investment-in-china-has-dried-up/)
  BG2 · Aug 28, 2025 · 3 min
  > “you don't have the foundations and university endowments that you do here. And the billionaires that have made wealth typically are looking to diversify offshore.” — Bill Gurley · [57:21](https://realalpha.app/v/hUJz55AsUz4/?t=3441)

## The episode

- [China, China, China. Breaking Down China’s Tech Surge | BG2 w/ Bill Gurley and Brad Gerstner](https://realalpha.app/v/hUJz55AsUz4/) · BG2 · Aug 28, 2025