How to be a great founder with reid hoffman how to start. The quotes below are all 140 characters or less, so please feel free. Even if you never start a company, they say, youre still the entrepreneur. Meet reid hoffman, one of fast companys 100 most creative.
This is the common trait of every successful startup by john cook on may 7, 2017 at 8. Reid hoffman, cofounder of linkedin and former coo of paypal, and his coauthor ben casnocha discuss the concepts behind their latest book, the startup of you at creativelives secrets from. Download the startup of you by reid hoffman pdf ebook. Reid hoffman, born on august 5th in 1967, is a famous entrepreneur founded business network platform linkedin. August 5, 1967, in stanford, california, usa computerrelated contributions. In 1998, reid hoffman was a founding board member and executive vice president of paypal. With lots of great tips for using linkedin, as well as many useful anecdotes from real life experiences in reid hoffmans life, it offers a lot of inspiring and practical lessons to take away for real world implementation.
The start up of you such a compelling new way to approach your life. Lecture how to be a great founder reid hoffman so youve learned how to get started, how to raise money, how to build products, and how to grow. When reid hoffman who is rightly called the oracle of silicon valley by many tech giants returned to the podcast, i figured it would be popular, but it exploded many of you have asked for the transcript of our conversation, so you can find it below. He thought, oh, ill build a really good product, and well figure out the customer acquisition later. Linkedin cofounder reid hoffman says that starting a company is like throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.
In this context, a book like the startup of you, reid hoffman and ben casnochas slim, but powerful career advice manual, seemed like it would be a pleasant way to imagine the experience of friends in the engineering and business disciplines. Startups and the entrepreneurs who run them are nimble. From stanfords cs183b course how to start a startup lecture. Reid hoffman cofounder and chairman of linkedin and. To successfully grow a business, you must expect chaos hes the billionaire cofounder of linkedin, greylock partner, a mentor to. In a world where entire industries are being ravaged by global competition and traditional career paths are fast becoming deadends. Reid hoffman is kind of like the zelig of technology, but instead of a mere observer, he has participated in many, many major tech events. Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career reid hoffman and ben casnocha. Find and join linkedln groups that are interesting and relevant to you. Friedman said to todays college grads when writing about the timeliness of the startup of you. Reid hoffman founder is a state of mind, not a job.
The startup of you is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life. The startup of you is a recently released book cowritten by linkedin cofounder reid hoffman. Reid hoffman has been called the bestnetworked man in silicon valley. Oftentimes when you hear a startup ceo speak about their competitors, theres a lot of talk about validation of the market and how theres room for multiple winners.
Financing doesnt guarantee you wont crash, but provides a thermal draft that will make the ground a little further away. Hoffman offers valuable rules of thumb for navigating the startup and entrepreneurial process, as well as answering questions on developing markets, customer experience and the reasons to take a. In 2003, he cofounded linkedin, the worlds largest professional networking service. Interested in the social side of the internet revolution, he is also the cofounder of linkedin, a company he started to provide a. Reid garrett hoffman born august 5, 1967 is an american internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Taking advice from start ups, and the entrepreneurs who run them, is key to accelerating your career in todays everchanging and overlycompetitive world. Ben casnocha is a successful public speaker and one of business weeks best young entrepreneurs. Reid hoffman quotes from founder is a state of mind, not a job description, and if done right, even ceos who join after day 1 can become founders. Ho man and casnocha have distilled the essence of entrepreneurship into a potion for personal success, regardless of your career plans. The ten commandments of startup success with guest host tim ferriss formatted transcript reid hoffman. As with most memorable quotes, there is nuance that may be missed by those eager to launch and learn as fast as possible. The startup of you gives a rally cry to anyone looking to revamp their career or dive into the startup ecosystem.
The startup of you reid hoffman pdf download, invest in yourself, and transform your career the start up of. Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career kindle edition. Reid hoffman is the cofounder of linkedin and former vice president of paypal. Reid hoffman, permanent beta and the startup of you. Reid hoffman the information age to the networked age. What follows is a special episode of the tim ferriss show that we produced with him. Reid hoffmans first startup was linkedin slideshare. His areas of focus include consumer internet, enterprise 2. The start up of you is written by two very successful people. Drawing on the best of silicon valley, the start up of you helps you accelerate your career and take control of your futureno matter your profession.
If you were basically competent, put forth a good effort, and werent unlucky, the strong winds at your back would eventually shoot you to the top. He was an angel investor in facebook and zynga, and in 2009, he became a partner at the venture capital firm greylock. Chile, entrepreneurs, endeavor, and global lessons. The book explains why you need to manage your own career as if you were managing a start up business. More accurately, its a draft script, so all words from reid and other ceos are accurate, but mine were modified substantially in. The startup of you is a guide to how you can leverage strategies used by startups in your own career. For example, join your colleges alumni group, those for. John etchemendy, provost, stanford university if work and career were a game, the start up of you would be your playbook. Most people thought it was a dumb idea because all value propositions of linkedin are critically, you have to get to a critical mass, and so the question is, you have an invitation. Known as the startup whisperer, reid hoffman has invested in storied internet companies including flickr, facebook and zynga, companies that have helped deliver us from the information age to the network age. Reid hoffmans first startup was, a social network for dating. Reid hoffman and the hidden reason startups fail to scale. Forging a fulfilling career is one of the most important and often, most difficult challenges in building a happy life. The key is to manage your career as if it were a startup business.
American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author who is known as the cofounder of linkedin, a social network used primarily for business connections and job searching joined apple in 1994, where he worked on eworld, an early attempt at creating a. Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career. Linkedin founder reid hoffmans advice for entrepreneurs. Hoffman told the academy he fell into a common newentrepreneur trap with his first company. Speaking at the south by southwest interactive conference in austin, he recited a. Reid hoffmans book the startup of you empowers a young twentysomething or even a mid30 yr old to realize that everyone was born an entrepreneur. Linkedins reid hoffman on lessons from failure business. Startup of you, visual summary linkedin slideshare. It turned out to have surprisingly valuable insights into other fields as well.
Reid is one of the most knowledgeable paypal, linkedin, greylock partners and wellconnect entrepreneurs in the silicon valley. Mr hoffman also identified bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as an area in which he remains. Linkedin cofounder and chairman reid hoffman and author ben casnocha show how to accelerate your career in todays competitive world. Reid hoffman and coauthor ben casnocha talked about their ideas about entrepreneurship at the sxsw festival in austin. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Linkedin founder reid hoffman gave a speech today about how entrepreneurs can invent the future. Chile, entrepreneurs, endeavor, and global lessons dec 12. You know you want to create a company, you know you want to create something big. But keep in mind that being proactive doesnt mean that you have to go 247365.
The startup of you is crammed with insights and strategies to help each of us create the work life we want. Now he wants to use all hes learned to change the world and your career for the. Friedman said to todays college grads when writing about the timeliness of the start up of you. Argentina entrepreneurship, endeavor, and global lessons. The start up of you is written by reid hoffman, the cofounder of linked in along with entrepreneur ben panocha. Hoffman says its like throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down. Reid hoffman reid hoffman at startup school sv 2014 genius. If what youre doing isnt moving you forward, reset and do another plan a. How to build a successful startup, according to reid hoffman. Advanced tips for using linkedln use linkedln events to find events and actually see people who will be attending. Reid hoffman is a partner at greylock, and cofounder and executive chairman at linkedin. For the last sixty or so years, the job market for educated workers worked like an escalator.
He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm greylock partners. Reid hoffman, founder of linkedin and partner at greylock ventures, addresses many of the questions and confusions that might be cropping up how to be a great founder. Hoffman was the cofounder and executive chairman of linkedin, a businessoriented social network used primarily for professional networking. Theres a great quote by nobel peace prize winner and microfinance this was a book i needed to read when i about to graduate from college. All startups face a degree of risk, but it is important to make sure you manage these risks. This terrific book shows you how to live, learn, and thrive in a networked world. Reid hoffman speaks at techcrunch disrupt sf 2012 photo by max morsegetty images in the fall of 2011, i listened to steve blank present his lean startup ideas to an audience at columbia university. Im reid hoffman and youre listening to masters of scale. The startup of you by reid hoffman and ben panocha book.
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