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Innovation is managed chaos, w/Eric Schmidt of Google/Alphabet
Google has succeeded by innovating again and again. Their secret? They don’t tell their employees how to innovate; they manage the chaos. Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google since 2001 and now chair of p…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Lead, lead again, w/Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg
In just 6 years, Facebook grew to 2 billion users and 14,000 employees. How? Well, first, they hired COO Sheryl Sandberg. And she knew that to lead a fast-changing organization, you have to be as ski…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Imperfect is perfect, w/Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
If you’re Steve Jobs, you can wait for your product to be perfect. For the rest of us, If you’re not embarrassed by your first product release, you’ve released it too late. Imperfect is perfect. Why?…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Learn from every "no," w/Walker & Company's Tristan Walker
The best business ideas often seem laughable at first glance. So if you’re hearing a chorus of “No’s” — it may actually be a good sign! Google, Facebook, LInkedIn, Airbnb — they all sounded crazy bef…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
Raise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy
Think you've raised enough money for your startup? Think again. You have to run through a minefield of unexpected expenses as an entrepreneur. And you never know where the big opportunity will come f…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
BONUS: Uncut Interview w/ Airbnb's Brian Chesky
Host Reid Hoffman interviews Brian Chesky, the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. In this extended interview, Chesky explains how a willingness to work with his hands laid the foundation for Airbnb’s grow…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
Airbnb's Brian Chesky in Handcrafted
If you want your company to truly scale, you first have to do things that don't scale. Handcraft the core experience. Get your hands dirty. Serve your customers one-by-one. And don't stop until you k…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
Coming Soon: Masters of Scale
Coming May 3rd, Reid Hoffman, legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, explains how famous founders take their companies from zero to a gazillion. In this trailer for Season One, a taste o…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago