Lecture 13 - How to be a Great Founder (Reid Hoffman)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 4, 2014

Duration

49m

Channel

YC Root Access

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Lecture Transcript: http://genius.com/Reid-hoffman-lecture-13-how-to-be-a-great-founder-annotated So you've learned how to get started, how to raise money, how to build products, and how to grow. Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and Partner at Greylock Ventures, addresses many of the questions and confusions that might be cropping up - How to be a Great Founder. See the slides and readings at startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec13/ Discuss this lecture: https://startupclass.co/courses/how-to-start-a-startup/lectures/64042 This video is under Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Reid Hoffman

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  Co-founder of LinkedIn and venture investor (Greylock), known for advising startups and founders.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of YC Root Access, featuring Reid Hoffman, Lecture 13 - How to be a Great Founder (Reid Hoffman) explores Reid Hoffman debunks founder myths and teaches adaptive founder mindset Hoffman argues the “superhuman founder” myth is misleading and that great founders typically have a few true superpowers while building teams and networks that cover weaknesses.

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