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Reid Hoffman, co-founder LinkedIn; partner, Greylock
Reid Hoffman recounts his journey from founding the failed SocialNet to launching LinkedIn and scaling it through partnerships with Jeff Wiener before transitioning to full-time venture capital at Greylock. He analyzes the current digital landscape as a pivotal moment where Web 3.0, artificial intelligence, and decentralized finance are reshaping value ecosystems, while advocating for regulatory frameworks that hold platforms accountable through specific metrics rather than prescriptive rules. Hoffman concludes by distilling entrepreneurial success into the dual necessity of persistence and flexibility, drawing on lessons from industry leaders like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel to emphasize adapting deeply held visions to new realities.