Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career, and the startup playbook. Top 10 best reid hoffman books top rated reid hoffman. Reid garrett hoffman cbe is an american internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. Peter andreas thiel is a germanamerican entrepreneur and venture capitalist. The answers reflect the wonderfully varied power of books, and remind us of some neglected timeless classics and other works we may want to take into our own lives. It stands apart for an easytounderstand and almost conversational style of writing, which makes complex concepts accessible to the reader. Bourkoff also listened to podcasts about science, pop culture, and film, in addition to a business podcast hosted by linkedin cofounder reid hoffman. Reid hoffman cofounded professional networking site linkedin in 2003 and is a partner at venture capital firm greylock partners. Reid earned a masters degree in philosophy from oxford university, where he was a marshall scholar, and a bachelors degree with distinction in. Reid hoffman is best known as the cofounder of linkedin, which was one of the first businessoriented social networking services at the time of its launch. Ben casnocha is an awardwinning entrepreneur and bestselling coauthor, with reid, of the startup of you.
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In 2018, his new book blitzscaling came out, which states that the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies is blitzscaling, a set of techniques for scaling up at a dizzying pace that blows competitors out of the water. Reading list og american internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author. He has published many books and a variety of posts as a linkedin influencer. Managing talent in the networked age coauthored by reid hoffman the cofounder and chairman of linkedin, ben casnocha, and chris yeh is a quick, easy read for individuals who are interested in employeremployee relationships and leaders ability to attract, manage, and retain the right staff. But they also talk about the human journey with all its failures and setbacks.
His areas of focus include consumer internet, enterprise 2. In 1998, reid hoffman was a founding board member and executive vice president of paypal. Nov 15, 2019 it is widely believed to be one of the best books ever written on the psychology of persuasion and one of the best business books of all time. Masterson is well known for his approach in understanding the concepts of borderline psychology and the. Managing talent in the networked agecoauthored by reid hoffman the cofounder and chairman of linkedin, ben casnocha, and chris yeh is a quick, easy read for individuals who are interested in employeremployee relationships and leaders ability. Foreword by bill gates linkedin cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the awardwinning masters of scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and scaling massively valuable companies. On each episode, host reid hoffman linkedin cofounder, greylock partner and legendary silicon valley investor proves an unconventional theory about how businesses scale, while his guests share the story of how i built this company. Reid hoffman is cofounder and executive chairman of linkedin, the worlds largest professional network, and partner at the silicon valley venture capital firm greylock. Recommendations from reid hoffmanreidhoffman highlyreco. Dec 28, 2018 along with billions of net worth, he has received many awards and accolades. The site became immensely popular and is today available in 24 languages including chinese, english, french, german, italian, portuguese, spanish, and dutch. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. The lightningfast path to building massively valuable companies with chris yeh what separates the startups that get disrupted and disappear from the ones who grow to become global giants. Conscious business, measure what matters, sapiens, the lord of the rings etc.
Alice hoffman is an american novelist and youngadult and childrens writer, best known for her 1995 novel practical magic, which was adapted for a 1998 film of the same name. The startup of you by reid hoffman and ben panocha book. The answers reflect the wonderfully varied power of books, and remind us of some neglected timeless classics and. In this special episode, we explore the 10 commandments for startup success as taught by the one and only reid hoffman linkedin, twitter. Reid hoffman has 14 books on goodreads with 41255 ratings. The top 10 books on ai recommended by elon musk and bill gates.
Apr 24, 2017 premal shah first met reid hoffman at paypal. Reid and guests talk entrepreneurship, leadership, strategy, management, fundraising. Reid hoffman is a partner at greylock, and cofounder and executive chairman at linkedin. The startup of you is written by reid hoffman, the cofounder of linked in along with entrepreneur ben panocha.
His next book is focused on blitzscaling, based on his stanford course of the same name. Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career hardcover february 14, 2012. See all books authored by reid hoffman, including startup of you. What evernotes phil libin learned from jeff bezos, reid. Reid hoffman mastering your scale for the unexpected. Books by reid hoffman author of the startup of you goodreads. Recommended books here, in their own words, are the answers to the question, what book did you read when you were young that most influenced your life. Reid is the coauthor of two new york times bestselling books. According to hoffman, no matter what profession youre in, you are a business. List of books recommended by reid hoffman, cofounder of linkedin, partner at greylock.
Reid has coauthored several books, his first one being the bestselling career book the startup of you. The site became immensely popular and is today available in 24 languages including chinese, english, french. The four best startup books of 2019, according to founders. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm greylock partners. Reid hoffmans most popular book is the startup of you. Reid hoffman biography childhood, life achievements.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover reids. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The book explains why you need to manage your own career as if you were managing a startup business. Reid hoffman books list of books by author reid hoffman. Managing talent in the networked agecoauthored by reid hoffman the cofounder and chairman of linkedin, ben casnocha, and chris yeh is a quick, easy read for individuals who are interested in employeremployee relationships and leaders ability to attract, manage, and retain the right staff. View reid hoffmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Hard work isnt enough, and more work is never the real answer. The best books to read now for quarantine and social distancing. Reading is one of the best ways for mba students to achieve a multiperspective understanding of business and management principles. Chile, entrepreneurs, endeavor, and global lessons. Masters of scale with reid hoffman the billionaires. Along with billions of net worth, he has received many awards and accolades. Besides entrepreneurship, reid hoffman is an avid author.
It is my external brain for capturing all the information, documents, online articles, lists, etc. The 14 best business books for mba students of 2020. Reid hoffman is an entrepreneur, investor partner at greylock partners, one of the oldest silicon valley venture capital firms, and author, best known for founding the professional social network linkedin reid is also part of the socalled paypal mafia, the group of entrepreneurs who were members of the paypal team and, after selling it to ebay, went on to create successful businesses. In addition to it, he has written several books on the subject of psychology and how it affects the lives of individual. The kiss quotient focuses on a woman with autism trying to date for the first timeand is written by an author on the autism spectrum herself. May 06, 2020 jenkinsreid gave shoutouts to two of her favorite romcoms of late. Reid hoffman, cofounder of linkedin has a new book out called alliance. This book is a part of the books that are on the reading list of reid hoffman. The 10 commandments of startup success with reid hoffman. In 2003, he cofounded linkedin, the worlds largest professional networking service. Hoffman was the cofounder and executive chairman of linkedin, a businessoriented social network used primarily for professional networking. Hoffman is the cofounder of linkedin and a topnotch vc investor.
Cialdini uses 35 years of evidencebased research to outline six key principles of influence. Adapt to the future, invest in yourself, and transform your career. Reid hoffman is an eminent author who tries to solve the issues relevant in the modern times. Argentina entrepreneurship, endeavor, and global lessons. The obstacle is the way the timeless art of turning trials into triumph by ryan holiday recommended by. With original, cinematic music and hilariously honest stories, masters of scale is a business podcast that doesnt sound like a business podcast. Secrets of the fastestgrowing startups from their founding entrepreneurs, and more on. She was especially drawn to the books because of their protagonists. The lightningfast path to building massively valuable companies by reid hoffman.
Designing a world where people come first steve hilton. A former marshall scholar with degrees in symbolic systems from stanford and philosophy from. One of the most recommended venture capital books for nextage entrepreneurs. Three feet from gold by sharon lechter and craig reid recommended by ash schmidt 44.
Many of her works fall into the genre of magic realism and contain elements of magic. Well, according to reid hoffman, its about blitzscaling. But you cant just pick up any book and expect to learn the lessons you need to know to succeed in todays business environment. As entrepreneur, executive and investor, he has played an integral part in building linkedin, paypal, facebook and many others. Jun 25, 2017 hard work isnt enough, and more work is never the real answer. The serial entrepreneur and now venture capitalist makes the point that people are no longer willing to be lifers at companies who expect loyalty from them, while making no commitment to their professional development. A highly recommended nuts and bolts guide on vcs, angel investing, crowdfunding and other sources of startup fundraising for entrepreneurs in the making.
The best books to read now for quarantine and social. Theyre light and fun, but so well written, jenkinsreid said. People are turning to books to cope with coronavirus anxiety here, we reached out to bestselling authors and booklovers alike about what books to read in these difficult times. Top 12 most recommended books top 14 most recommended books. Rather, its that they have learned how to blitzscale. Malcolm gladwell, charles poliquin, ramit sethi, daniel pink, dr. Reid hoffman is an entrepreneur, investor partner at greylock partners, one of the oldest silicon valley venture capital firms, and author, best known for. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
Martin gibala, reid hoffman, michael mccullough, vinod khosla, jack dorsey, pierrette abeel, ryan graves, tim ferriss in this book, atul reveals the power of keeping checklists to get the right outputs from your efforts consistently. Another recommended book, blitzscaling offers valuable advice to entrepreneurs from cofounder of linkedin and bestseller reid hoffman, while thirst tells the story of how to combine passion. Aug 04, 2015 phil libin is the cofounder and executive chairman of evernote. In 2006, after shah joined kiva, a nonprofit that crowdsources microloans to people around the world, he recalls chasing hoffman down in a parking lot. Linkedin hr chief recommends 3 books to all new managers. Taking advice from startups, and the entrepreneurs who run them, is key to accelerating your career in todays everchanging and overlycompetitive world. Evernote has roughly 150 million users, and i personally use it at least 10 times a day. Linkedin hr boss recommends 3 books to new managers.
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