Reid Hoffman

JUNE 11, 2020

My Blitzscaling co-author and friend Chris Yeh helped me record a Greymatter podcast episode where I share some of the great memories of and learnings from working with Jeff. Chris and I also put a lot of the lessons I learned from Jeff into my most recent book Blitzscaling.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 9, 2021

In our book The Alliance, Ben Casnocha, Chris Yeh, and I wrote about how everyone in an organization, even founders, are on what we call a tour of duty. Jeff and I know each other, but we haven’t spoken about this topic. What I say is only speculative, but hopefully helpful and insightful. WHY CEOS STEP DOWN.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 12, 2023

You have invented an answer, stated with authority and clarity – but incorrect. Are you familiar with my book with Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling? AI: Yes, I am familiar with your book Blitzscaling with Chris Yeh. AI: Yes, I am familiar with your book Blitzscaling with Chris Yeh.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 8, 2014

Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, and Chris Yeh have written an outstanding and important book called The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age. I don’t really know Chris, but by association he has a huge amount of credibility with me. Reid, Ben, and Chris suggest the notion of a team instead.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 15, 2020

My fellow investor at Greylock Partners, Saam Motamedi , recently joined me for a conversation with my Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh , who guided a discussion of how Covid-19 has and hasn’t changed how we invest at Greylock. Tomorrow, we’ll be posting our conversation in a new episode of Greymatter.

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 20, 2020

My Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh and I discussed this in depth in a new episode of Greymatter. But while this optimism is essential to keep going in the face of major challenges, understanding the ins and outs of failure can increase the chances of success. You can listen to the podcast here. DON’T FAIL FAST – LEARN FAST.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I asked my co-author Chris Yeh to tell the story of how our book Blitzscaling came to be. Read the full post on LinkedIn.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I asked my co-author Chris Yeh to tell the story of how our book Blitzscaling came to be. Read the full post on LinkedIn.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Chris Ryland , on October 8, 2009 at 1:35 pm Said: OK, so who was the CEO? Reply Chris Yeh , on October 9, 2009 at 7:49 am Said: Great story Steve, but I hope people take the right lesson away. We know Ben W was the CTO. You’re making him look good, so he should’t mind. Steve Blank: Get Out of My Building [.]

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 5, 2020

This essay is based on my conversation with my Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh about reinventing the SPAC. You can listen to it here on The Chris Yeh Podcast.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 23, 2021

I sat down with my Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh to discuss this in depth on the most recent Greymatter podcast, which you can listen to here: WHAT IS GOOD DECISION-MAKING? But after 1,000 such good decisions, that same function will have increased 147X.

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Reid Hoffman

MAY 18, 2021

So, for the latest episode of Greymatter, I sat down with my friend, Blitzscaling co-author, and fellow game geek Chris Yeh to take a deep dive into the details of how games have shaped my personality and career. But none of these profiles has ever focused on the games themselves.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 6, 2008

October 6, 2008 11:25 PM Chris said. Eric, Fellow PBwiki shareholder Chris Yeh here. Chris - thanks for the kind words (and for apparently boosting my subscriber count!). Try About the author. Im trying to distill this perspective, which lots of people I know share, into something you can hang your hat on.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 3, 2018

But for those who are curious about how Blitzscaling came to be, I thought I’d ask my co-author Chris Yeh to tell the story. The following is a guest post from Chris Yeh, the co-author of Blitzscaling (available everywhere next week on October 9) and The Alliance.

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Reid Hoffman

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The themes of this episode are covered in Reid Hoffman and co-author Chris Yeh ’s new book, Blitzscaling: The Lightning-Fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies. Below are key takeaways and quotes from the discussion. To learn even more about blitzscaling, you can listen to more episodes here. Reid Hoffman.

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Reid Hoffman

OCTOBER 12, 2018

By Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh. My first chief of staff, Ben Casnocha, was a successful author and entrepreneur before we began working together; my second, David Sanford, had worked with me at LinkedIn and had also been an entrepreneur (and a restaurateur!). All founders need some universal skills to succeed.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 19, 2021

When I hear this, I think, “You don’t know enough about this area to be able to articulate explicit learnings so you’re trying to assert expertise and authority that you probably can’t back up.”. One of the bright flashing warning signs that a VC will be a weak board member is when that person says, “We VCs are pattern matchers.”

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In this essay, which is based on a Greymatter podcast episode I recorded with my Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh, I discuss why it’s so lonely to be an entrepreneur, how I dealt with this challenge through both success (LinkedIn) and failure (SocialNet), and how entrepreneurs can find allies and aid in their struggle against loneliness.

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Reid Hoffman

JUNE 13, 2014

Once upon a time, we exercised unchecked authority over our identities, verbally air-brushing our resumes into highly idealized portraits of ourselves, carefully vetting the references we chose to vouch for us. Journeyman: Establishing a network identity. Who comments on our Medium posts? Who shows up on LinkedIn as a 1 degree connection?

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Reid Hoffman

AUGUST 13, 2020

I had a conversation with my Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh about this topic. Leadership isn’t just about authority that flows from a corporate hierarchy. While making statements has become more common, it’s still a complex undertaking that should be approached with care. Leadership is ethical, cultural, and visionary.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tweet View Comments Guest Author Sep 20, 2009 This guest post was written by Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg. the author is not an engineer but he seems to get that Kaeljia This couldn’t have come at a better time… I’m about to step into that small business selfemployment arena. How To Get There.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 20, 2009

March 21, 2009 9:26 AM Chris Yeh said. Try About the author. This is very true in places where funding and other infrastructure are not so easily available, so this means that your approach democratizes the startup process. Another great post. It amazes me how wound up young entrepreneurs can get about their initial concept.

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