And people who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don't. Reid Hoffman intelligentlylotmake Change image and share on social
I get energy from one-on-one conversations most often, and I lose energy from group conversations most often. Reid Hoffman conversationenergygroup Change image and share on social
The reason the social-networking phenomenon is something that I invested in early and massively - I led the Series A financing for Friendster; I founded a company called Socialnet in 1997; I founded LinkedIn; and I was part of the first round of financing in Facebook - it sounds trivial, but people matter. Reid Hoffman callcompanyearly share on social
If you can get better at your job, you should be an active member of LinkedIn, because LinkedIn should be connecting you to the information, insights and people to be more effective. Reid Hoffman activeconnecteffective Change image and share on social
Entrepreneurs are like visionaries. One of the ways they run forward is by viewing the thing they're doing as something that's going to be the whole world. Reid Hoffman entrepreneurforwardrun Change image and share on social
My belief and goal is that every professional in the world should be on a service liked LinkedIn. Reid Hoffman beliefgoallinkedin Change image and share on social
I won a Marshall scholarship to read philosophy at Oxford, and what I most wanted to do was strengthen public intellectual culture - I'd write books and essays to help us figure out who we wanted to be. Reid Hoffman bookcultureessay share on social
Relatively few people should start companies. Reid Hoffman companypeoplestart Change image and share on social
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
Silicon Valley is a mindset, not a location. Reid Hoffman locationmindsetsilicon Change image and share on social