Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

When the Airbnb founders walked me through their model, how the hosts were also guests, how their community was developing, and what they’d learned from different markets like Barcelona and New York, it showed me that they were on top of Airbnb’s key business challenge, which is to build powerful marketplace dynamics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2016

Thus if you want to change the world with your new business, you need to follow the example of startups like Zappos , which hires according to cultural fit first. Find ways to recharge your emotional batteries, through supportive relationships and community activities. Good hiring, training, and mentoring are the best motivators.

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Board Effect

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The company is struggling and needs to hire or let go of a significant number of employees. The board needs to set new policies for stock options. It’s common for banks, brokerage firms, asset managers, and title agencies to request board resolutions under certain circumstances. The board wants to expand the company.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Join our community. Leadership & Managing | Tuesdays. LEADERSHIP & MANAGING. Managing Creativity. Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We ); Login or signup. Welcome | Logout.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2015

Dave’s note: We are privileged this week to host a post by Arthur Lipper, a well-respected member of the international financial community since 1954. Many thought that they were starting companies for their children and grandchildren to inherit and manage. The businesses frequently were the owner-manager’s only major asset.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

For example (all direct quotes): the CEO was gaining prominence in the entrepreneurial community and the media. Curiously, the CEO hired an exceptionally attractive young woman to be his executive assistant, despite questionable qualifications (no familiarity with MS Office, no history in the field). Maybe it’s just me.

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thinkspace.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Manager or Junior Engineer 0.2 - 0.33. Chris Dixon wrote a blog post about “ The one number you should know about your equity grant “ The one number you should know about your equity grant is the percent of the company you are being granted (in options, shares, whatever – it doesn’t matter – just the % matters). Bookkeeper.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2019

She is a former Career Development Program Manager at Google, and she is also the author of What To Do When You Need To Move Out of Your Parents’ Basement … No, that’s not it, we’ll get back to that one. John Jantsch: So before we get into your latest book, what does a Career Development Program Manager do at Google?

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Who is your manager? Whereas if you are in an industry where your BD/marketing/community role doesn’t bring in money, then you are in Bucket X. What about company stock options? 1% of the company in stock options doesn’t mean anything unless you know what the valuation of the company is!

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

So heres my simple question: What do folks in Washington need to know about the global community of entrepreneurs? Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups. September 8, 2009 6:25 PM dbsaid. There are and we do.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Inevitably, the excuses begin: I need to hire people to build the product. A good mentor is someone who has been part of the startup community themselves – someone who has a realistic understanding of some of the basic dos and don’ts of starting up. In my neck of the woods programmers are hired guns at first year in college.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 24, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, the company’s community-based model showed strong resilience while the importance of its culture and values shone through. Today, more than 90 million BlaBlaCar community members travel by carpool of long-distance buses across 22 markets. The company managed to make it happen in just a few weeks.

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