Reid Hoffman

And so one of the things, I mean, there was a whole stack. Again, we could take this entire podcast, things I learned from SocialNet, things I learned from PayPal, things I learned, you know, like just each one of them. But part of the thing was basically I kind of adopted there, which I wish I'd had at SocialNet,

And so one of the things, I mean, there was a whole stack. Again, we could take this entire podcast, things I learned from SocialNet, things I learned from PayPal, things I learned, you know, like just each one of them. But part of the thing was basically I kind of adopted there, which I wish I'd had at SocialNet,

this decisioning mode where when I'm confronted with a decision, I say, can I make this decision right now? If I can make the decision right now, and by the way, usual answer is, what decision would I make? I would decide X, not Y. Is there anything that I could learn by researching, talking to people, etc., that would change from X to Y? What's the cost and time to do that?

this decisioning mode where when I'm confronted with a decision, I say, can I make this decision right now? If I can make the decision right now, and by the way, usual answer is, what decision would I make? I would decide X, not Y. Is there anything that I could learn by researching, talking to people, etc., that would change from X to Y? What's the cost and time to do that?

this decisioning mode where when I'm confronted with a decision, I say, can I make this decision right now? If I can make the decision right now, and by the way, usual answer is, what decision would I make? I would decide X, not Y. Is there anything that I could learn by researching, talking to people, etc., that would change from X to Y? What's the cost and time to do that?

this decisioning mode where when I'm confronted with a decision, I say, can I make this decision right now? If I can make the decision right now, and by the way, usual answer is, what decision would I make? I would decide X, not Y. Is there anything that I could learn by researching, talking to people, etc., that would change from X to Y? What's the cost and time to do that?

this decisioning mode where when I'm confronted with a decision, I say, can I make this decision right now? If I can make the decision right now, and by the way, usual answer is, what decision would I make? I would decide X, not Y. Is there anything that I could learn by researching, talking to people, etc., that would change from X to Y? What's the cost and time to do that?

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.

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.

We returned the investor's capital, but that was all we were able to do fundamentally.

We returned the investor's capital, but that was all we were able to do fundamentally.

We returned the investor's capital, but that was all we were able to do fundamentally.

We returned the investor's capital, but that was all we were able to do fundamentally.

We returned the investor's capital, but that was all we were able to do fundamentally.

If the cost and time is too great, you just make the decision, go with X. and you live with it. And maybe sometimes part of X and Y is, is it a one-way door or two-way door?

If the cost and time is too great, you just make the decision, go with X. and you live with it. And maybe sometimes part of X and Y is, is it a one-way door or two-way door?

If the cost and time is too great, you just make the decision, go with X. and you live with it. And maybe sometimes part of X and Y is, is it a one-way door or two-way door?