One of the ways they run forward is by viewing the thing they’re doing as something that’s going to be the whole… — 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
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 Image
What is an entrepreneur? Someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Starting a company is like throwing yourself off the cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
...Silicon Valley's success comes from the way its companies build alliances with their employees. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The opportunity to build an enduring product far outweighs the cost of alienating a few users along the way. And the sooner… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The key thing is to invest in the future, and what that means is - when you're deploying technology or you're a… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I find that the interesting challenges, because there's obvious things where, you know, don't be unethical, don't be evil, you know, don't… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The first set of questions to ask yourself when you're doing cost cutting is relatively straightforward, which is, you know, can you… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
Most of the ethical dilemmas that I have faced have all been in the category of, you know, I know something and… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
People will be discovering that the Internet helps their career. One of my theses is that every individual is now a small… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
In the past, individuals and companies envisioned a lifetime mutual commitment. That's not realistic anymore - nor is it in the interest… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The key thing that I find that when you're kind of in boom times and you're hiring bunches, if you can hire,… — 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 right way to do this is just to step up and do it, so I actually think we'll see… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
The way you deal with bullies is you change their economic equation. Make it more expensive for them to hassle 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
