Reid Hoffman

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, look, he has done repetitively amazing things. Now, he pitches everything with the same level of certainty. Right. Like, you know, I have this idea for online banking. I have this idea for boring tunnels under cities. I have this idea for creating a pneumatic tube for Hyperloop to all of them.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, look, he has done repetitively amazing things. Now, he pitches everything with the same level of certainty. Right. Like, you know, I have this idea for online banking. I have this idea for boring tunnels under cities. I have this idea for creating a pneumatic tube for Hyperloop to all of them.

He has the same level of I am 1000 percent right that this is like guaranteed to be part of the future. Right. And I, you know, and I may be the unique person to make it happen. Right. So you have to have some discernment. But his on-base batting is pretty good. For such major ideas. But it's not 100%. People kind of excuse that, though.

He has the same level of I am 1000 percent right that this is like guaranteed to be part of the future. Right. And I, you know, and I may be the unique person to make it happen. Right. So you have to have some discernment. But his on-base batting is pretty good. For such major ideas. But it's not 100%. People kind of excuse that, though.

Um... He hires well. Matter of fact, you can't be a great entrepreneur and not ultimately hire well. I think some people are better hirers. Some people also have – like are the kind of people that people would work for forever. Elon tends to burn people out a lot. Like there's lots of – burnt out people in his wake.

Um... He hires well. Matter of fact, you can't be a great entrepreneur and not ultimately hire well. I think some people are better hirers. Some people also have – like are the kind of people that people would work for forever. Elon tends to burn people out a lot. Like there's lots of – burnt out people in his wake.

And when you go and talk to those people, what you hear is some people say, that was the best work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. And other people say, that was the worst work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. So they're all, I never want to work for him again.

And when you go and talk to those people, what you hear is some people say, that was the best work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. And other people say, that was the worst work experience ever, and I never want to work for him again. So they're all, I never want to work for him again.

So as kind of a dynamic, because he basically looks at them as disposable parts and go as hard as you can. And then afterwards, you're out. Don't care. Because he goes so hard. Yeah, he goes hard. But he also thinks your only relevance to me is can you help me with my mission? And after you're done, after you can no longer help me with my mission, you're not relevant to me anymore.

So as kind of a dynamic, because he basically looks at them as disposable parts and go as hard as you can. And then afterwards, you're out. Don't care. Because he goes so hard. Yeah, he goes hard. But he also thinks your only relevance to me is can you help me with my mission? And after you're done, after you can no longer help me with my mission, you're not relevant to me anymore.

What do you think of that approach? That's not my approach. LinkedIn mirrors my approach. Like literally I am referenceable by every entrepreneur that I've ever worked with, right, as a board member and as an investor, right, who, you know, even ones that I've like fired as CEO and so forth. Those people will say he was really good to work with on these things.

What do you think of that approach? That's not my approach. LinkedIn mirrors my approach. Like literally I am referenceable by every entrepreneur that I've ever worked with, right, as a board member and as an investor, right, who, you know, even ones that I've like fired as CEO and so forth. Those people will say he was really good to work with on these things.

They may also have some critical things. There's no problem with that. But like literally like when I'm pitching an entrepreneur, I just like call anyone that I've worked with.

They may also have some critical things. There's no problem with that. But like literally like when I'm pitching an entrepreneur, I just like call anyone that I've worked with.

Because I try to work with people in a way that even when we're at a difficult moment because I disagree with them intensely about how well they're doing or what they're doing or something else, that I'm doing it in a collaborative, constructive way. And so my goal is to work with people, like anyone I want to work with, Brian Chesky, you know, Mark Pincus, et cetera.

Because I try to work with people in a way that even when we're at a difficult moment because I disagree with them intensely about how well they're doing or what they're doing or something else, that I'm doing it in a collaborative, constructive way. And so my goal is to work with people, like anyone I want to work with, Brian Chesky, you know, Mark Pincus, et cetera.

I want to be able to work with them for, you know, the rest of our lives.

I want to be able to work with them for, you know, the rest of our lives.

Yes. You're 100% right.

Yes. You're 100% right.