Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman
Reid Garrett Hoffmanis an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking. Hoffman, with a net worth of US$4.7 billion, is ranked as #341 on the list of the world's richest people...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 August 1967
CityStanford, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Great opportunities almost never fit your schedule.
The real secret of Silicon Valley is that it's really all about the people
...Silicon Valley's success comes from the way its companies build alliances with their employees.
Pay attention to your culture and your hires from the very beginning.
A little-known company with a realistic framework that appeals to entrepreneurial employees is going to be more attractive than a famous company that treats its people like disposable assets.
It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right.
What great founders do is seek the networks that will be essential to their task . Usually it's best to have two or three people on a team, rather than a solo founder.
Innovation comes from long-term thinking and iterative execution.
The future is sooner and stranger than you think.
Silicon Valley is a mindset, not a location.
You have to be constantly reinventing yourself and investing in the future.
Trust and mutual value creation helps both employer and employee compete in the marketplace.
If you don't start out aiming for the big game, you almost never can get there.
Everything in life has some risk, and what you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it.