He quickly forged his reputation by making the right calls on technology stocks and market trends. So much so that he impressed one of Credit Suisse’s bigshots, Frank Quattrone, a legendary Silicon Valley investment banker involved in some of the highest profile technology company deals in history. The two men would grow close while at Credit Suisse, and eventually work together again at another firm, Deutsche Bank. Early on, Quattrone recognized that Gurley, an engineer by training and analyst by trade, possessed keen insight into the world he was covering.
