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title: "2 Be you Quotes By Reid Hoffman"
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> [Boom and bust cycles are very difficult for businesses because you're hiring a bunch because you're planning for the future. And if the future is going to be very big, you need to hire people, or suddenly you go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/boom-and-bust-cycles-are-very-difficult-for-businesses-because-you-re/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

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> [I was never given this advice, people aren't given this advice, focus on growing and maintaining relationships for your network, and that's key. And most of the advice tends to be, you know, discover your strengths, build up your resume,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/i-was-never-given-this-advice-people-aren-t-given-this-advice-focus/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

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## Other authors on Be you

## More by Reid Hoffman

> [As an entrepreneur and investor, I prioritize construction and collaboration. Whether it's a five-person start-up or a global giant, the companies that are most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/as-an-entrepreneur-and-investor-i-prioritize-construction-and/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [In software speed to market, speed to learning is really key. In hardware if you screw it up you are dead. So accuracy really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/in-software-speed-to-market-speed-to-learning-is-really-key-in/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [“Stockpiling facts won’t get you anywhere. What will get you somewhere is being able to access the information you need, when you need it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/stockpiling-facts-won-t-get-you-anywhere-what-will-get-you-somewhere/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [I think the randomness by Donald Trump's governing, by tweeting, sloganeering, attacking, will create great chaos in the entire market. I think people will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/i-think-the-randomness-by-donald-trump-s-governing-by-tweeting/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [Democracy is always frustrating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/democracy-is-always-frustrating/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/one-of-the-ways-they-run-forward-is-by-viewing-the-thing-they-re/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/if-you-could-train-an-ai-to-be-a-buddhist-it-would-probably-be-pretty/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/it-s-actually-pretty-easy-to-be-contrarian-it-s-hard-to-be-contrarian/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [Giving birth to something that could possibly change the lives of millions of people for possibly decades, hundreds of years, whatever the length of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/giving-birth-to-something-that-could-possibly-change-the-lives-of/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [The entrepreneurial journey starts with jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/the-entrepreneurial-journey-starts-with-jumping-off-a-cliff-and/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/be-persistent-and-hang-on-to-your-vision-and-at-the-same-time-be/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [First mover Advantage doesn't go to the company that starts up, it goes to the company that scales up](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/first-mover-advantage-doesn-t-go-to-the-company-that-starts-up-it/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/before-dreaming-about-the-future-or-marking-plans-you-need-to/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [The metaphor that I frequently use for entrepreneurship is jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane plane on the way down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/the-metaphor-that-i-frequently-use-for-entrepreneurship-is-jumping/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

> [ I think most of \[people\] are not very well educated themselves to understand the Winston Churchill line - democracy is the worst of all… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reid-hoffman/i-think-most-of-people-are-not-very-well-educated-themselves-to/)

[Reid Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reid-hoffman/)

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