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Reid Hoffman | How to Decide
Greymatter - July 26, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsA re-broadcast of our episode focused on one of the most critical (yet often under-analyzed) aspects of entrepreneurship: decision-making. As Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman and his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh discuss, there are actually many things entrepreneurs can do to improve thei...
Reid Hoffman | Talking Politics
Greymatter - July 05, 2022 17:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsA re-broadcast of our episode with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman and his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh discussing when, how, and why CEOs should speak publicly about political or social topics. Once considered strictly off limits to business leaders, speaking out about politics and so...
Reid Hoffman | The Philosopher Entrepreneur
Greymatter - December 28, 2021 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsA re-broadcast of Reid Hoffman's discussion with his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh on the ways a philosophy degree can impact entrepreneurship. This conversation is the first in a two-part series on the subject. You can read an essay based on this podcast here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/...
391: The Benefits of Thinking Like an Entrepreneur | Reid Hoffman
Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris - October 27, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11.1K ratingsThe advice to “think like an entrepreneur” can, from a certain angle, come off as the kind of rote, tech-bro guidance you’d get from a millennial lifehacker. But Reid Hoffman makes a good case that all of us, whether entrepreneurs or not, can benefit from having what he calls an “entrep...
Facebook, at a Crossroads: Early Investor Reid Hoffman
Squawk Pod - October 25, 2021 16:38 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 431 ratingsAs Facebook combats leaked internal documents and growing concerns from users and lawmakers alike, early investor and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman retains hope that the platform will deliver on its potential to do more good than harm. In a wide-ranging interview, Hoffman discusses Apple’s pr...
The Fed’s Ethics; The FDA’s Booster Shot Plan; Reid Hoffman’s ‘Masters of Scale’
Squawk Pod - September 17, 2021 16:08 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 431 ratingsFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has ordered an internal ethics review after several senior central bank officials disclosed large investments and stock trades in 2020. CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on the details of the disclosure documents, the existing rules for Fed official holdings. Li...
LinkedIn Speaker Series with Reid Hoffman and Leah Smart
LinkedIn Speaker Series - September 09, 2021 19:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 22 ratingsAre you ready to hear the secrets behind the most extraordinary industry success stories of our times? In our next Speaker Series on September 9, you’ll have that chance. Please join us for a discussion between LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner, Reid Hoffman, and our very own Leah Smart. ...
An Interview with Honorary Doctor – Reid Hoffman
University of Oulu - August 31, 2021 09:28 - 35 minutesThe guest of the 17th episode of An Interview with Honorary Doctor is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Reid Hoffman. He co-founded LinkedIn and is currently a partner at Greylock, one of the leading venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. Hoffman is the co-author...
Reid Hoffman and Sridhar Ramaswamy | Taking on Tech Giants
Greymatter - August 17, 2021 16:57 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsVery few startups set out to compete with the biggest leaders in their industry - let alone those who are among the biggest companies in the world. But that doesn't mean it's not possible. In 2020, Greylock investor Sridhar Ramaswamy (who joined the firm following 15 years at Google) launched Nee...
Reid Hoffman | Philosopher Versus MBA
Greymatter - July 27, 2021 19:37 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman and his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh pick up their conversation from last week on how philosophical study can have a great impact on an entrepreneur's career. This week, they focus on how a philosophy degree compares to a much more conventional business b...
Reid Hoffman | The Philosopher-Entrepreneur
Greymatter - July 20, 2021 17:02 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman talks with his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh about how a fundamental understanding of philosophy can be a powerful tool for entrepreneurship. Hoffman, who holds a master's degree in philosophy from Oxford University, outlines how st...
Reid Hoffman: The master of scale
Morning Brew Daily - June 28, 2021 07:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsFounder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman joins us today to talk all about scaling businesses quickly and effectively. Through his experience scaling PayPal and LinkedIn and investing in companies like Airbnb, Reid has formulated a bulletproof scaling strategy. Today, we dive into unexpected les...
Reid Hoffman: The Master of Scale
Morning Brew Daily - June 28, 2021 07:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 1.9K ratingsFounder of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman joins us today to talk all about scaling businesses quickly and effectively. Through his experience scaling PayPal and LinkedIn and investing in companies like Airbnb, Reid has formulated a bulletproof scaling strategy. Today, we dive into unexpected lessons in sc...
Reid Hoffman | Game On
Greymatter - May 18, 2021 16:22 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsWhen people ask Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman how he learned strategy, his answer is not that he studied in business school and earned an MBA, or that he read (and re-read) Machiavelli and Sun Tzu. His answer is this: “I played a lot of games.” The best games, Hoffman says, not only requi...
20VC: Greylock's David Sze on His Biggest Lessons Working with Mark Zuckerberg and Reid Hoffman, The Rise of Pre-Emptive Rounds, How To Think Through Price Discipline Today and How Truly Strong Venture Partnerships Function
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch - April 19, 2021 09:23 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 292 ratingsDavid Sze is a General Partner @ Greylock where he has led some of the firms most notable investments including Facebook, LinkedIn and Pandora. David has consistently been at the forefront of innovation in the consumer landscape leading to his investments in Discord, Roblox, Medium and more. Pr...
Reid Hoffman and Michael Tubbs | Tech's Spiderman Ethics
Greymatter - March 16, 2021 17:03 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman and former Stockton, CA mayor Michael Tubbs discuss how can technology be a force for good for all members of society. Hoffman and Tubbs – who was recently named by CA Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as the state's Special Advisor for Economy Mobility and Opp...
Reid Hoffman on the Joby Aviation SPAC, lessons from early Airbnb & Facebook bets, passing on Stripe & SpaceX, investment thesis & more | Angel S5 E6
Angel | hosted by Jason Calacanis - February 25, 2021 18:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 145 ratingsCheck out Greylock: https://greylock.com FOLLOW Reid: https://twitter.com/reidhoffman FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Show notes: 1:07 Jason intros Reid Hoffman & they discuss the Joby Aviation VTOL SPAC, VTOLs vs. self-driving 11:53 Assure - Get 20% off your first SPV at htt...
Reid Hoffman | Building Your Startup Board Pt. 2
Greymatter - January 26, 2021 17:59 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsPart 2 of a two-part series. Greylock general partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman continues his discussion with Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh on the all-important topic of startup boards. Building off of the previous conversation on how and why boards function, Reid advises entreprene...
Reid Hoffman | Building Your Startup Board Pt. I
Greymatter - January 19, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsPart one of a two-part series by Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman on strategies to build a successful startup board. Too often, the conventional wisdom imparted to entrepreneurs is to treat board meetings as a necessary evil, part of the price you pay for raising money. True, many boards ar...
Reid Hoffman | Conversation with Harry Stebbings of The 20 Minute VC
Greymatter - January 13, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman in conversation with Harry Stebbings, host of the popular podcast The 20 Minute VC. In this episode, Reid and Harry pick back up from their conversation in November 2020 on Harry's show, discussing everything from Reid's earliest lessons as a young entreprene...
Reid Hoffman | Entrepreneurship and Loneliness
Greymatter - December 15, 2020 19:17 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh, discuss why it’s so lonely to be an entrepreneur. In this podcast, Hoffman shares how he dealt with this challenge through both success (LinkedIn) and failure (SocialNet), and how entrepreneurs can find allies and aid in...
Reid Hoffman | Airbnb Reflections
Greymatter - December 10, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsAs Airbnb makes its public debut, Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman looks back on the past decade of working with the company. Greylock led Airbnb's Series A in 2010. Hoffman initially heard the company described as "renting couches," so he passed at the first opportunity to invest. But late...
20VC: Reid Hoffman on Investing in Airbnb and Passing on Stripe, The Different Styles of Truly Great Leaders, How To Think Through Ownership and Price in Venture & How To Ensure Venture Partnerships Always Have Trust and a Learning Mindset
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch - December 07, 2020 07:35 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 292 ratingsReid Hoffman is a Silicon Valley stalwart in the modern technology world. On the investing side, he is a Partner @ Greylock, one of the leading venture firms of the last 2 decades with a portfolio including Facebook, Airbnb, Dropbox, Figma, Appdynamics and Okta to name a few. Reid has led inves...
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Reid Hoffman
Yahoo Finance Presents - November 12, 2020 14:52 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this episode of Influencers, Andy speaks with LinkedIn Co-Founder and Greylock Partner, Reid Hoffman, about the incoming Biden administration, big tech regulation, fighting misinformation on social media, and what's in store for U.S. / China relations. See acast.com/privacy for pri...
Reid Hoffman | Choosing Bad Competition
Greymatter - November 10, 2020 18:03 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsIf you can find a valuable market which has been overlooked, or where your competitors are lazy or stuck in their ways, you can beat that competition, no matter how big or rich those other players might be. Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman and his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh discuss why...
Title: Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman; Persona vs. Policy; Going Big (on Stimulus) or Going Home
Squawk Pod - October 16, 2020 16:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 431 ratingsDescription: LinkedIn co-founder and “Masters of Scale” podcast host Reid Hoffman has joined a number of prominent business leaders in speaking out on election integrity. The entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author is calling for patience and civility in awaiting election results, and consi...
Reid Hoffman | The Startup Pivot
Greymatter - September 08, 2020 17:09 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman shares his experience during PayPal's numerous pivots, and outlines how pivots have built some of the iconic tech companies in modern history. Hoffman describes how pivots are an integral part of the entrepreneurial process for startups: Whether you're pivoti...
Reid Hoffman | Myths About Failure
Greymatter - August 20, 2020 17:07 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partner and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and his Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh discuss one the most common outcomes of startups: Failure. But although failure is often the default state for startups, it is neither inevitable nor is it necessarily the end of the story. Even...
Reid Hoffman | Talking Politics: When, How and Why CEOs Should Speak Out
Greymatter - August 13, 2020 19:58 - 49 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsIn an increasingly politicized world, it’s harder and harder for CEOs to keep business and politics separate. And in an increasingly politicized world, they shouldn’t. When an issue creates risks that are severe, broad in scope, and systemic in impact, business leaders have an obligation to spe...
Reid Hoffman & Sarah Guo | From Seed to Series A: What VCs look for in early stage investments
Greymatter - August 06, 2020 18:06 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 118 ratingsGreylock general partners Reid Hoffman and Sarah Guo discuss the all-important topic of raising early stage capital (with updated guidelines for the current economic environment). From understanding what metrics matter to team-building and reference-checking potential board members, this Greymat...
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Twitter mentions
@reidhoffman was mentioned in Reid Hoffman on the Possibilities of AI
Conversations with Tyler
@reidhoffman was mentioned in Robots Are Coming! with Reid Hoffman 04/05/23
Squawk Pod
@reidhoffman was mentioned in Facebook, at a Crossroads: Early Investor Reid Hoffman
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@reidhoffman was mentioned in 20VC: Reid Hoffman on Investing in Airbnb and Passing on Stripe, The Different Styles of Truly Great Leaders, How To Think Through Ownership and Price in Venture & How To Ensure Venture Partnerships Always Have Trust and a Learning Mindset
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
@reidhoffman was mentioned in Jason Crawford (The Roots of Progress)
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@reidhoffman was mentioned in Files Find You
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@reidhoffman was mentioned in #61 - Sam Altman on Masters of Scale
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