Entrepreneur and venture capitalist
Reid Hoffman is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author who co founded LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking platform. He is a partner at Greylock Partners and the author of books including The Start up of You and Blitzscaling, which draw on his experience building and investing in technology companies.
by Reid Hoffman
Hoffman argues that some markets reward blitzscaling: prioritising speed over efficiency under uncertainty. Growing fast and messy beats growing carefully when winner-takes-most dynamics apply.
The books Reid Hoffman references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Peter Thiel
Thiel argues that true innovation means creating something entirely new, not copying what exists. Competition is for losers, monopoly through unique value is how lasting companies are built.
by Eric Ries
Ries argues most startups fail by building products nobody wants. The solution: treat your business as an experiment, measure validated learning, and pivot before you run out of cash.
by Clayton Christensen
Christensen explains why successful companies fail: they rationally ignore disruptive innovations that initially serve small, unprofitable markets, until those markets overtake them entirely.
by Geoffrey Moore
Moore identifies the dangerous gap between early adopters and the mainstream market that kills most tech products. Crossing this chasm requires focusing on a single beachhead segment and dominating it completely.
Who Reid draws from, and who draws from Reid — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.