One of the challenges in networking is everybody thinks it's making cold calls to strangers. Actually, it's the people who already have strong trust relationships with you, who know you're dedicated, smart, a team player, who can help you. Reid Hoffman callchallengecold share on social
What makes the meaning of life is people, so you try to be good to people immediately around you and in your broader community. So a lot of my projects are about how I can affect the world in the hundreds of millions. Reid Hoffman affectbroadcommunity share on social
Everything in life has some risk, and what you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it. Reid Hoffman learnlifenavigate Change image and share on social
Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. Reid Hoffman deadlyegofacebook Change image and share on social
I'm a little unusual: I'm a six-person-or-less extrovert. Reid Hoffman extrovertpersonunusual Change image and share on social
I actually think every individual is now an entrepreneur, whether they recognize it or not. Reid Hoffman entrepreneurindividualrecognize Change image and share on social
You have to be constantly reinventing yourself and investing in the future. Reid Hoffman constantlyfutureinvest Change image and share on social
Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that's really powerful. Reid Hoffman networkpeoplepowerful Change image and share on social
Most often I am only interested in an idea if it's going to get hundreds of millions of users. That's the scale that I am always trying to play to. Reid Hoffman hundredideainterest Change image and share on social
MySpace is like a bar, Facebook is like the BBQ you have in your back yard with friends and family, play games, share pictures. Facebook is much better for sharing than MySpace. LinkedIn is the office, how you stay up to date, solve professional problems. Reid Hoffman backbarbbq share on social