I think Hillary [Clinton] has [woken up to the plight of the middle class] and is working toward it in a democratic process.
Reid HoffmanYour network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that's really powerful.
Reid HoffmanWe understand that most of the middle class doesn't know what to do, doesn't feel like they have economic progress, and [Hillary Clinton] goes, "OK, I realize that's my top agenda item. That's the thing I need to do."
Reid HoffmanIn crisis times, it's actually not more difficult to motivate your staff, because everyone gets much more focused on how they control their own economic destiny. So, what you do is you have clear communication, which is always a good leadership technique, and you talk about how you can build something good and strong in the future, and how you can work together in order to do that.
Reid HoffmanFirst mover Advantage doesn't go to the company that starts up, it goes to the company that scales up
Reid HoffmanOne of the great strengths of American culture is this empowerment of individual, is the individual being able to be entrepreneurial, create new things. But you create a whole group of people to make great companies. It's employees and investors and customers and partners. The fabric of society, of a network of relations, is key to being successful.
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