Reid Hoffman

Now, are we in a low probability, but a high result? Future from when I started LinkedIn? Absolutely. You have to be rational as an entrepreneur. And part of what sometimes entrepreneurs are told, oh, ignore risk. No, no, no. Take smart risk. Manage it smartly. And so when I started, it was like, well, we could be this big.

Now, are we in a low probability, but a high result? Future from when I started LinkedIn? Absolutely. You have to be rational as an entrepreneur. And part of what sometimes entrepreneurs are told, oh, ignore risk. No, no, no. Take smart risk. Manage it smartly. And so when I started, it was like, well, we could be this big.

We thought that the game was entirely about, well, did we have a vision for product quality? And we didn't spend that much time thinking about like our go-to-market strategy, which is fundamental to entrepreneurship. And so it was just failure after failure and recovery.

We thought that the game was entirely about, well, did we have a vision for product quality? And we didn't spend that much time thinking about like our go-to-market strategy, which is fundamental to entrepreneurship. And so it was just failure after failure and recovery.

We thought that the game was entirely about, well, did we have a vision for product quality? And we didn't spend that much time thinking about like our go-to-market strategy, which is fundamental to entrepreneurship. And so it was just failure after failure and recovery.

We thought that the game was entirely about, well, did we have a vision for product quality? And we didn't spend that much time thinking about like our go-to-market strategy, which is fundamental to entrepreneurship. And so it was just failure after failure and recovery.

We thought that the game was entirely about, well, did we have a vision for product quality? And we didn't spend that much time thinking about like our go-to-market strategy, which is fundamental to entrepreneurship. And so it was just failure after failure and recovery.

But the two ways that I kind of came to learn to summarize this was one is I perhaps never learned so much in my life, except for between the ages of two and three, because when You're falling over and learning it and standing back up. And then the other one is every Friday, there were things I wish I had known on Monday.

But the two ways that I kind of came to learn to summarize this was one is I perhaps never learned so much in my life, except for between the ages of two and three, because when You're falling over and learning it and standing back up. And then the other one is every Friday, there were things I wish I had known on Monday.

But the two ways that I kind of came to learn to summarize this was one is I perhaps never learned so much in my life, except for between the ages of two and three, because when You're falling over and learning it and standing back up. And then the other one is every Friday, there were things I wish I had known on Monday.

But the two ways that I kind of came to learn to summarize this was one is I perhaps never learned so much in my life, except for between the ages of two and three, because when You're falling over and learning it and standing back up. And then the other one is every Friday, there were things I wish I had known on Monday.

But the two ways that I kind of came to learn to summarize this was one is I perhaps never learned so much in my life, except for between the ages of two and three, because when You're falling over and learning it and standing back up. And then the other one is every Friday, there were things I wish I had known on Monday.

And, you know, there's all of these outcomes between here and there, which include not succeeding at all. that you manage your way towards, even as you have the moonshot, if you shoot for the stars, maybe sometimes you only get to the hills, right? But you have to be shooting for the stars. You have that, but you're wise about it.

And, you know, there's all of these outcomes between here and there, which include not succeeding at all. that you manage your way towards, even as you have the moonshot, if you shoot for the stars, maybe sometimes you only get to the hills, right? But you have to be shooting for the stars. You have that, but you're wise about it.

And, you know, there's all of these outcomes between here and there, which include not succeeding at all. that you manage your way towards, even as you have the moonshot, if you shoot for the stars, maybe sometimes you only get to the hills, right? But you have to be shooting for the stars. You have that, but you're wise about it.

And, you know, there's all of these outcomes between here and there, which include not succeeding at all. that you manage your way towards, even as you have the moonshot, if you shoot for the stars, maybe sometimes you only get to the hills, right? But you have to be shooting for the stars. You have that, but you're wise about it.

And, you know, there's all of these outcomes between here and there, which include not succeeding at all. that you manage your way towards, even as you have the moonshot, if you shoot for the stars, maybe sometimes you only get to the hills, right? But you have to be shooting for the stars. You have that, but you're wise about it.

And those things I wish I'd known weren't person X is going to return your phone call or this partnership pitch won't work out. It's literally how to play the game, what to do. And so it was a tremendous learning experience, which of course means lots of scars, tissue, and a lot of blood on the floor. And I'd say that it was, you know, in Silicon Valley terms, a failure.

And those things I wish I'd known weren't person X is going to return your phone call or this partnership pitch won't work out. It's literally how to play the game, what to do. And so it was a tremendous learning experience, which of course means lots of scars, tissue, and a lot of blood on the floor. And I'd say that it was, you know, in Silicon Valley terms, a failure.

And those things I wish I'd known weren't person X is going to return your phone call or this partnership pitch won't work out. It's literally how to play the game, what to do. And so it was a tremendous learning experience, which of course means lots of scars, tissue, and a lot of blood on the floor. And I'd say that it was, you know, in Silicon Valley terms, a failure.