START Spotlight with Bill Gurley

EPFL students are invited to an exceptional START Spotlight session on 11 March at 17:00, featuring Bill Gurley, renowned General Partner at Benchmark and early backer of companies such as Uber, Zillow, Nextdoor, Stitch Fix, and OpenTable.

Organized in collaboration with START Global, Europe’s leading student initiative for entrepreneurship and new technologies, the event will offer students practical insights into career‑building, decision‑making, and long‑term thinking from one of Silicon Valley’s most influential voices. 

Following the talk, an aperitif will be offered, along with the opportunity to join Buildercircle by b2venture, a curated program designed to support early‑stage founders through access to expertise, networks, and long‑term support.

Agenda
17:00 Arrival, registration, welcome
17:15 Opening by EPFL, START Global and b2venture
17:25 How to build interdisciplinary team 
18:00-19:00 Panel discussion with Bill Gurley followed by a Q&A with the entire audience (in person and online)
19:00 Closing statements
19:05 Apéro, networking and Buildercircle 

Participation is free but registration required
Choose online or in-person participation during registration (limited seats).