3. Categories

      Functional Areas: Funding, Legal, Marketing, Recruiting
      Skills: Leadership, Productivity

  4. About Reid Hoffman

    Reid Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American entrepreneur and angel investor.

    Hoffman is best known as the founder of LinkedIn, a social network used primarily for business connections and job searching.

  7. Quotes

    1. “ It was just friends, chatting a little bit. I'll give Rob and my brother credit in that I put together a deck and I showed it to them and they're like, ”
      In How Did The Founder Of Grockit Raise $17+ Mil To Revolutionize Education? – with Farbood Nivi
    2. “ You're the ideal entrepreneur. You jump off a cliff and make the plane on the way down. ”
      In How Did The Founder Of Grockit Raise $17+ Mil To Revolutionize Education? – with Farbood Nivi

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    2. The safe career path in the future - skip college and start a company

      Explore curiousjuice.com (Mar 5 2012)

      The safe career path in the future - skip college and start a company ... so perhaps this is one reason to still go to college (but not necessarily justifying the expense). Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, weighed in elsewhere and says "college is still worth going to but one needs ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Clay Christensen   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    3. 8 Job Search Tips From the Co-Founder of LinkedIn

      Explore mashable.com (Feb 15 2012)

      8 Job Search Tips From the Co-Founder of LinkedIn Early on in The Start-up of You, Reid Hoffman takes on the sacred cow of career advice books, making it clear that the timeworn exhortations of W... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Ireland   New York

    4. In Startups And Life, You Need Plan A, B, And Z

      Explore TechCrunch (Feb 15 2012)

      In Startups And Life, You Need Plan A, B, And Z Editor’s note: Reid Hoffman is the founder of LinkedIn and a prolific investor. His new book co-authored with Ben Casnocha is T... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Starbucks   Caterina Fake

    5. 4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Ignore From the Steve Jobs Formula

      Explore ReadWriteWeb (Aug 26 2011)

      4 Things Entrepreneurs Should Ignore From the Steve Jobs Formula ...ust admit I do truly find myself feeling that way about my iPhone, iPad & Mac Book Pro. However, as Reid Hoffman is famous for saying, better advice for most entrepreneurs is to be embarrassed by their first prod... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Fred Wilson   Apple

    6. Is "Stealth" the Best Way to Build Your Business?

      Explore ReadWriteWeb (Mar 28 2011) Marketing

      ...h by default. Not convinced yet? Check out this video from one of this year's SxSW keynotes: Reid Hoffman sharing his thoughts on data as well as 10 tips for entreprenuership. The whole video is worth wat... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Eric Reis   Austin

    7. LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman’s 10 rules of entrepreneurship

      Explore Tech News (Mar 17 2011)

      LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman’s 10 rules of entrepreneurship LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman gave a speech today about how entrepreneurs can “invent the future”. Speaking at the South by South... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Austin   Steve Jobs

    8. You Have to Jump First

      Explore instigatorblog.com (Dec 13 2010)

      You Have to Jump First ...e else — even a co-founder — to take a leap of faith with you if you’re not willing to do so first. Reid Hoffman said that launching a startup was like jumping off a cliff and building the plane on the way down. ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman

    9. Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More

      Explore ReadWriteWeb (Oct 16 2010)

      Lessons from Startup School from the Founders of Facebook, Groupon, GitHub and More ...for in Startups "Great companies don't throw money at problems, they throw ideas at problems." Reid Hoffman: Partner, Greylock, LinkedIn Lecture topic: Hypotheses on the Path to Adoption "If the compe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Greylock   Jessica Livingston

    10. How Did The Founder Of Grockit Raise $17+ Mil To Revolutionize Education? – with Farbood Nivi

      Explore mixergy.com (Aug 12 2010)

      How Did The Founder Of Grockit Raise $17+ Mil To Revolutionize Education? – with Farbood Nivi ...hing.” Andrew: Okay. I want to spend more time on him because I know that he then introduced you to Reid Hoffman, that he then opened up the rest of the doors for you. What I’m curious about is how did you get a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   University of Michigan   Boston

    11. A Compilation of the Web's Best Advice for Entrepreneurs

      Explore Platforms and Networks (Apr 30 2010)

      ...over valuation, and typical dilution levels How to pitch VCs by Venrock’s David Pakman LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman’s criteria for making angel investments August Capital’s David Hornik on investing criteria Redfin ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Sean Ellis   Reid Hoffman   Eric Reis

    12. Ron Conway Explained

      Explore ben's blog (Apr 7 2010)

      ...isunderstand Ron, because he is not like other Angels or Venture Capitalists. Comparing him to Reid Hoffman or Roelof Botha is like comparing an apple to a basketball. Ron’s Network Ron runs a network. In Ro... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reid Hoffman   Hollywood   Andreessen Horowitz

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