World-changing startups need to be premised on accurate contrarian theories. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
A product needs to be sufficiently innovative to distinguish itself from the pack, but not so forward thinking as to alienate the… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Our polling methodology has gotten outdated, and, in fact, it's not really telling us what it needs to be telling us. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
[Hillary Clinton] is also smart, she talks to people, she hears, and she says, "OK, I need to update, we need some… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
We understand that most of the middle class doesn't know what to do, doesn't feel like they have economic progress, and [Hillary… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think we realized the depth of frustration through the current political process. So we said, "OK, we know there's a serious… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Success...is no longer a simple ascension of steps. You need to climb sideways and sometimes down, and sometimes you need to swing… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Because in our boom times, everything is growing, usually, you know, the kind of things that come to mind are Wild, Wild,… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Boom and bust cycles are very difficult for businesses because you're hiring a bunch because you're planning for the future. And if… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Probably the biggest mistake that I made personally is I knew early on that I wanted to go into start-ups and creating… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
People generally worry about social networking more than they need to. In kind of consumer internet investing and on social and professional… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The key thing for a CEO to keep their head in the game is recognize that there's turbulent times, plan for, you… — 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
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
“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
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
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
If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
It’s actually pretty easy to be contrarian. It’s hard to be contrarian and right. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
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
The entrepreneurial journey starts with jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
Be persistent, and hang on to your vision. And at the same time, be flexible. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
First mover Advantage doesn't go to the company that starts up, it goes to the company that scales up — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
The metaphor that I frequently use for entrepreneurship is jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane plane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
I think most of [people] are not very well educated themselves to understand the Winston Churchill line - democracy is the worst of all… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share
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