During normal times or boom times, there are some parts of the business that are going to so well, that that can cover for weakness and other parts of the business. What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls just helping you cover mistakes. You have to be more careful about not making mistakes. — 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
