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About Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author best known as the co-founder of LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking platform. He is a partner at the venture capital firm Greylock Partners and was an early investor and board member at companies like Facebook and Airbnb. Hoffman holds degrees from Stanford and Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Hoffman believes in treating your career like a startup — constantly adapting, networking strategically, and taking intelligent risks. He champions 'blitzscaling,' the practice of prioritizing speed over efficiency in pursuit of massive business growth.
"An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down."
"No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you're playing a solo game, you'll always lose out to a team."
"The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be."
Chat with Reid when you're...
- Working on co-founding linkedin or investing in paypal
- Making a hard decision and need a direct, honest perspective
- Setting a bold long-term vision and pressure-testing whether it holds up
- Figuring out what to cut and what to double down on
- Preparing for a high-stakes pitch, presentation, or conversation
