I think the randomness by Donald Trump's governing, by tweeting, sloganeering, attacking, will create great chaos in the entire market. I think… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think most of [people] are not very well educated themselves to understand the Winston Churchill line - democracy is the worst… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think I knew how frightened people were [when Donald Trump was elected], and I think I knew that people were worried… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Over the last 20 years, I've worked on or invested in many companies that scaled to 100 million users or more. But… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
At Silicon Valley, I'm extremely sympathetic to the revolutionary response. I not only agree with it emotionally. I agree with it practically.… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
My greatest influences are actually probably a set of different teachers. And these teachers, most prominently at my high school, but also… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
You should have an investment thesis that essentially says why you think this is potentially a good idea. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
When thinking about how to deploy kind of professional and social networking into your business, it's really not a question of if,… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
This is classic when you begin thinking about what is a great founder is, you navigate what is apparent paradoxes. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The challenge when you think about product distribution is: how are you competing for potential customers or potential members time? — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I actually think we need to put our energies, as entrepreneurs, as technology inventors, as government, to being much more inclusive. I… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think Hillary [Clinton] hears the anger in a broad swath of the American people, and she says, "OK, how do I… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
One of the things is when you think, "Wait, I'm fearful of retaliation, I'm fearful of oppression because of someone who is… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Well, well-run companies always have a focus on growth and the two lines, which includes profit. The key thing during, I think,… — 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
When I'm raising money, this fundraising, I'm thinking about the next fundraising. I'm thinking how I'm set up for it. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
When thinking about how to deploy kind of professional and social networking into your business, it's really not a question of if… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I think the boarding schools are like miniature versions of "Lord of the Flies." — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Managing risk is a key variable, frankly, all aspects of life, business is just one of them, and one of the things… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
When you think about being contrarian, you have to think about - how is it that smart people will disagree with me, disagree with… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
What I think Peter Thiel imagines is that Donald Trump has a policy, that Trump has an idea of what to do.… — 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
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