From Seed to Series A
What VCs look for when investing in an early stage company
Calculating Risk
How to Evaluate, Mitigate, and Leverage Risk
M&A or IPO?
Building strategic value for any outcome
The Virtual VC
Partnering and investing during the pandemic
VC Investing During Covid
One of the top questions I’m asked these days is, “Are you still investing during the Covid-19 pandemic?” The answer, of course, is “Yes,” but the details are important enough that I thought it was worthwhile to explore them in greater depth and share them with entrepreneurs who are raising money, or thinking about doing so.…
Entrepreneurship Now
Building a New Economic OS
Building Companies in Times of Change
New Models for New Startups
Honoring the Alliance During Covid
Forging Lifetime Work Relationships Amid Career Changes
Blitzscaling During Covid
Growth Strategies Amid Turbulence
Transformational Moments and Learnings from Jeff Weiner
Last month, my friend Jeff Weiner stepped down as CEO of LinkedIn after 11 amazing years. In his final all-hands meeting as CEO, I and many other LinkedIn team members spoke about what Jeff has meant to us, and the important lessons we have learned from him over those years. I want to share some of…
Transformational Moments
Learning from Jeff Weiner
Planning for Volatility
Investing, entrepreneurship and career planning during economic and social uncertainty.
Is Blitzscaling Over?
By Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter the world, many have declared an end to the “Unicorn Era” in general and blitzscaling in particular. Suddenly, capital is harder to come by, customers aren’t buying, and none of us can leave our homes. Meanwhile, the United States has already lost more lives to the disease than…
A Fun Moment in Podcasts
I was delighted to learn that WaitWhat, the startup company that makes my podcast Masters of Scale, is up for a few Webby Awards. There’s a popular choice vote that finishes tomorrow, Thursday. Initially, I resisted posting about it and encouraging people to vote; it felt too self-serving. But then I found out that Jessi Hempel is also up for a Webby…
In Praise of Professional Venture Capital
It’s become fashionable among some entrepreneurs, and even some venture capitalists, to badmouth the venture capital industry. The industry certainly has many flaws. But to paraphrase Winston Churchill, venture capital is the worst method for financing scaling startups except for all the others. One of the conversations I had with Wences Casares (founder and CEO of Xapo), during…