Reid Hoffman: Tory Burch Founder Tory Burch
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Patience or speed? Both – Tory Burch Tory Burch built a billion-dollar business from the ground up by speeding forward when others might have hit…
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Big Ideas Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: Dropbox’s Drew Houston
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Dropbox’s Drew Houston When Drew Houston founded Dropbox, he knew he faced some fierce competition (hello, Google, Apple, and Microsoft). But he…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: 23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: 23andMe’s Anne Wojcicki When Anne Wojcicki co-founded 23andMe, she carved out a brand-new space in personal health — helping people become experts…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd knows: The smallest feature can make or break your product. The challenge is…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: Goop’s Gwyneth Paltrow
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Goop’s Gwyneth Paltrow It’s never too late to join the entrepreneurial party. We’ve all heard the stories of young geniuses, but plenty of…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Uber’s Dara Khosrowshahi Early-stage startups are a lot like pirate ships; they need a buccaneering spirit to survive. But every startup needs to…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: Mailchimp’s Ben Chestnut
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Mailchimp’s Ben Chestnut You can bootstrap your business to scale, but you’ll have to make your own luck. Nobody knows this better than…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: MIT Media Lab’s Joi Ito
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: Open or closed? The answer is both – Joi Ito No organization that’s entirely closed – or entirely open – can scale as successfully as an…
Big Ideas Reid Hoffman: MetricStream & Nordstrom’s Shellye Archambeau
Masters of Scale – Reid Hoffman: MetricStream & Nordstrom’s Shellye Archambeau If you try to avoid risk, you actually risk total failure. Or worse: mediocrity. Take it from…
Big Ideas Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Finding Paths Less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Risks of the Cloud), Taking Giant Leaps, and Picking the Right “Game of Life” (#668) – The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss | Free Podcast Summary
The Tim Ferriss Show: Derek Sivers – The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, and more When starting a business, consider the people you want to serve and align your work with your…
Big Ideas Dr. Gül Dölen on Rethinking Psychedelics, New Applications (Autism, Stroke, and Allergies), The Neurobiology of Beginner’s Mind, Octopuses on MDMA, and The Master Key of Metaplasticity (#667) – The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss | Free Podcast Summary
The Tim Ferriss Show: Dr. Gül Dölen on Rethinking Psychedelics Psychoactive drugs like heroin and cocaine cause addiction by altering the brain’s natural reward system, while…
Big Ideas Michael Mauboussin — How Great Investors Make Decisions, Harnessing The Wisdom (vs. Madness) of Crowds, Lessons from Race Horses, and More (#659) – The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss | Free Podcast Summary
The Tim Ferriss Show: Michael Mauboussin – How Great Investors Make Decisions Experts rely on unconscious learning and supportive relationships, while prioritizing a love for…