Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

If Reid were to start a company today he’d probably have every VC in America offering to back him, but this wasn’t necessarily the case when we started LinkedIn out of his apartment in Mountain View at the end of 2002. The rest, as they say, is history. Ok, now you have the context for early 2003. It was a $4.7M

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

And then I did a brief stint at AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. And we launched Message From America with Sony, where you could come in and tape a DVD and send it to your soldier or sailor or marine that was being deployed. Stanley McChrystal's Team of Teams. (29:34)

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Im not offering extensive studies or research to support this conclusion; the evidence from my peers right here in the innovation capital of America, Silicon Valley, is absolutely overwhelming. They are in school, right now, all across this country. They are nerds. Expo SF (May. Conference streaming, sponsors, discounted tickets.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. That’s right, I did door-to-door sales for four years straight in the armpits of America. Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Don’t give up — but be sure to take a rest when your mind, body, and spirit tell you one is needed. We’re wired for agility. We’ve learned to bend technology to fit our needs and increase our agility for handling more complex situations at increasingly higher and faster levels. Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 5, 2014

So Corporate America has a dogs vs. cats problem — or perhaps a “Mars vs. Venus” problem is more appropriate. And mutual disdain and squabbling prevent the collaboration needed to thrive in a tough global economy. A strong soft edge makes a company resilient and agile — even in the face of the occasional C-suite disagreement.

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Leave the full website for those who are curious to dig into the rest. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. startupcto

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 22, 2010

The New Startup Arms Race Americas future prosperity depends on our ability to maintain this lead. Luckily for the rest of us, he was able to find his path to a green card, and now employs 24 Americans in West Lafayette, Indiana. We will not lose on their products -- after all, most of them are global.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2010

In a forthcoming article Ive written advocating for the Startup Visa , I wrote this: Like other industries – from publishing to automobiles – entrepreneurship is in the process of being disrupted by globalization. On the whole, this is a good thing for America and for our civilization. Lets hear it: good, bad, crazy?

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

oz burgers as fast as possible, and commit the rest of your career to an endless series of McDonalds menus. The rest of us have some fine dining to enjoy. I doubt anything can beat it the rest of this year. The rest of the post is so ridiculously stereotyped nonsense that it’s not worth a response.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Save the rest for later. No need to even tell people about the rest unless theyre really really interested. If you want the site to translate ancient Arabic poetry to Spanish to increase global tolerance, just say, “Translate paragraphs from Arabic to Spanish.” Then carry on with the rest. Call this Version 1.0.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 11, 2017

As the Networked Age creates a new global sense of connectedness and accountability, philanthropy’s role in creating public good will only increase – especially as the Internet continues to democratize philanthropy through platforms like Change.org , Kiva.org , and Donorschoose.org. ."

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Steve Blank

JUNE 18, 2020

If negotiations fail, China may respond and escalate, via one of many agile strategic responses short of war, perhaps succeeding in coercing the foundry to stop making chips for American companies – turning the tables on the United States. Short of war, there would be no obvious way to get those foundries back. There’s not much the U.S.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 29, 2020

An article he wrote for the Washington Post , published on March 28th, when America was still reeling from the exponential growth and the CDC was telling the public not to wear masks, was the first real call to arms for masks. So data was my fallback. So there was like scary moments. And that's been remarkable. I've discovered this.

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