Benevolent, enlightened, wise dictators are the most efficient form of government. The problem is what comes afterwards.
Reid HoffmanIn software speed to market, speed to learning is really key. In hardware if you screw it up you are dead. So accuracy really matters.
Reid HoffmanI think the right way to do this is just to step up and do it, so I actually think we'll see more of that over the next coming weeks, because I think they'll say, "We'd like to be good for business and quiet on politics, but this is too urgent, it is too much of a key crisis in who we are going to become as Americans. We can risk too much, and so we have to step forward." And I think you will see more and more people stepping forward, like Howard Schultz, Steve Case and other folks, in order to try to make a difference in this [Donald Trump] election.
Reid HoffmanIf you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.
Reid HoffmanOne of the really key things to look at in terms of crafting strategy when you're in an economic crises is how do you maximize essentially your liquidity position? Your ability to both take kind of profits and revenues and business and then convert that into a stronger lead. And so those companies that can do that can actually, you know, get a march on their competitors.
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