Day: August 23, 2023

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Indra Nooyi: How to unlock your team’s creative potential To get the most out of your talent, you need to create an environment that allows them to thrive. Nobody knows this better than Indra Nooyi,

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Robert Reffkin: How setbacks create momentum As dangerous as obstacles and setbacks may appear, they can also present opportunities. Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of the real estate platform Compass, knows this well. The trick,

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Satya Nadella: Why we need re-founders To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders; you also need a re-founder—someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and culture on track.

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Katia Beauchamp: The beauty of emphasizing the obvious Unconventional ideas can fuel big dreams, but they also attract naysayers. When Katia Beauchamp, co-founder and CEO of Birchbox, introduced her idea of subscription beauty boxes, she

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Michael Seibel: Asking the uncomfortable questions The ability to ask the right questions at the right time to the right people is an essential skill for every entrepreneur. For Michael Seibel, managing director at Y

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Wendy Kopp: Build the right flywheel Wendy Kopp founded two networks that each became flywheels for change: Teach for America and Teach for All, where she’s now CEO. Yet the two networks are surprisingly different.

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – President Barack Obama (Part 1) Politics and entrepreneurship have much in common: Both versions of scale leadership require strategic patience, hard work, a clear vision of a better future, an unshakable belief that you can

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – President Barack Obama (Part 2) Creating a prototype isn’t the same as leading a team of thousands. You need to keep your mission constant but your tactics fluid as you scale. This is the challenge

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Adi Tatarko: Frustration is your friend Frustration is an important signal: it indicates an opportunity, a problem to be solved, and a path to scale. Adi Tatarko founded the online home-design site Houzz with her

Masters of Scale by Reid Hoffman – Shark Tank’s Mark Cuban No one knows the fundraising game like Mark Cuban, serial entrepreneur, investor, and star of Shark Tank. For founders, identifying the right source of capital, under the right terms, can provide