You should have an investment thesis that essentially says why you think this is potentially a good idea. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The best ideas make you want to say 'yes' and 'no' in the same breath. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
When you have an idea, a classic entrepreneurial impulse is to hold the idea close to you and not tell people and… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship is a life idea, not a strictly business one; a global idea, not a strictly American one. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Having a great idea for a product is important, but having a great idea for product distribution is even more important. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
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… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
In software speed to market, speed to learning is really key. In hardware if you screw it up you are dead. So accuracy really… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
“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.” — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
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… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Giving birth to something that could possibly change the lives of millions of people for possibly decades, hundreds of years, whatever the length of… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The entrepreneurial journey starts with jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
First mover Advantage doesn't go to the company that starts up, it goes to the company that scales up — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
