Bill Gurley
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"Bill Gurley" is a general partner at Benchmark (venture capital firm)/Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. He is listed consistently on the Forbes Midas List[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/99/biz_08midas_The-Midas-List_Comp_Name.html The Midas List - Forbes.com] and is considered one of “technology’s top dealmakers."[http://www.forbes.com/technology/forbes/2007/0212/049.html Technology's Top Dealmakers - Forbes.com]

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If a conventional pharmaceutical company had this kind of quality control, the FDA would shut them down in a heartbeat.