Reid Hoffman

And this is one of the things that Silicon Valley has learned more intensely than anywhere in the world other than maybe China. China is one of the few areas where I've also learned blitzscaling games. And it's one of the reasons why when you look at Silicon Valley for the tech industry, the whole population of Silicon Valley Bay Area is like three and a half million. That's like Ireland.

And this is one of the things that Silicon Valley has learned more intensely than anywhere in the world other than maybe China. China is one of the few areas where I've also learned blitzscaling games. And it's one of the reasons why when you look at Silicon Valley for the tech industry, the whole population of Silicon Valley Bay Area is like three and a half million. That's like Ireland.

But that's, of course, what the size of your operating margins are, is how valuable your business is. And when you get to the operating margins will be when people start valuing your business more. And you're like, so that's a very counterintuitive thing you say. No, no, no.

But that's, of course, what the size of your operating margins are, is how valuable your business is. And when you get to the operating margins will be when people start valuing your business more. And you're like, so that's a very counterintuitive thing you say. No, no, no.

But that's, of course, what the size of your operating margins are, is how valuable your business is. And when you get to the operating margins will be when people start valuing your business more. And you're like, so that's a very counterintuitive thing you say. No, no, no.

But that's, of course, what the size of your operating margins are, is how valuable your business is. And when you get to the operating margins will be when people start valuing your business more. And you're like, so that's a very counterintuitive thing you say. No, no, no.

But that's, of course, what the size of your operating margins are, is how valuable your business is. And when you get to the operating margins will be when people start valuing your business more. And you're like, so that's a very counterintuitive thing you say. No, no, no.

we'll take the risk on wherever our operating margins will end up because getting the scale more quickly and fast and taking experiments with like, for example, what you're doing in marketing, what you're doing in hiring, what you're doing in product development, we'll just try it and we'll iterate and move quickly and we'll abandon the things that aren't working.

we'll take the risk on wherever our operating margins will end up because getting the scale more quickly and fast and taking experiments with like, for example, what you're doing in marketing, what you're doing in hiring, what you're doing in product development, we'll just try it and we'll iterate and move quickly and we'll abandon the things that aren't working.

we'll take the risk on wherever our operating margins will end up because getting the scale more quickly and fast and taking experiments with like, for example, what you're doing in marketing, what you're doing in hiring, what you're doing in product development, we'll just try it and we'll iterate and move quickly and we'll abandon the things that aren't working.

we'll take the risk on wherever our operating margins will end up because getting the scale more quickly and fast and taking experiments with like, for example, what you're doing in marketing, what you're doing in hiring, what you're doing in product development, we'll just try it and we'll iterate and move quickly and we'll abandon the things that aren't working.

we'll take the risk on wherever our operating margins will end up because getting the scale more quickly and fast and taking experiments with like, for example, what you're doing in marketing, what you're doing in hiring, what you're doing in product development, we'll just try it and we'll iterate and move quickly and we'll abandon the things that aren't working.

And yet, the number of global tech companies that come out of Silicon Valley versus anywhere else in the world, and to some degree, including China, because we're talking global here, although there's obviously ByteDance and TikTok and so forth, is just enormous. And why is that? And the answer is because This hyper-competitive game of blitzscaling is something that we have learned to do.

And yet, the number of global tech companies that come out of Silicon Valley versus anywhere else in the world, and to some degree, including China, because we're talking global here, although there's obviously ByteDance and TikTok and so forth, is just enormous. And why is that? And the answer is because This hyper-competitive game of blitzscaling is something that we have learned to do.

And yet, the number of global tech companies that come out of Silicon Valley versus anywhere else in the world, and to some degree, including China, because we're talking global here, although there's obviously ByteDance and TikTok and so forth, is just enormous. And why is that? And the answer is because This hyper-competitive game of blitzscaling is something that we have learned to do.

And yet, the number of global tech companies that come out of Silicon Valley versus anywhere else in the world, and to some degree, including China, because we're talking global here, although there's obviously ByteDance and TikTok and so forth, is just enormous. And why is that? And the answer is because This hyper-competitive game of blitzscaling is something that we have learned to do.

And yet, the number of global tech companies that come out of Silicon Valley versus anywhere else in the world, and to some degree, including China, because we're talking global here, although there's obviously ByteDance and TikTok and so forth, is just enormous. And why is that? And the answer is because This hyper-competitive game of blitzscaling is something that we have learned to do.

And that's essentially, and that's part of the reason why like Airbnb is one of the, as you know, is one of the examples that we open blitzscaling the book up with to kind of show a modern example of these are a set of decisions that you make. And then I forget which chapter, but there's like eight counterintuitive rules in blitzscaling in the middle, which is like embracing chaos and hiring Ms.

And that's essentially, and that's part of the reason why like Airbnb is one of the, as you know, is one of the examples that we open blitzscaling the book up with to kind of show a modern example of these are a set of decisions that you make. And then I forget which chapter, but there's like eight counterintuitive rules in blitzscaling in the middle, which is like embracing chaos and hiring Ms.

And that's essentially, and that's part of the reason why like Airbnb is one of the, as you know, is one of the examples that we open blitzscaling the book up with to kind of show a modern example of these are a set of decisions that you make. And then I forget which chapter, but there's like eight counterintuitive rules in blitzscaling in the middle, which is like embracing chaos and hiring Ms.