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Mentioned in 28 episodes

Blitzscaling

Book • 2018
Blitzscaling is a high-risk, high-reward strategy that prioritizes speed over efficiency in the face of uncertainty.

It involves designing an innovative business model that can grow rapidly, implementing a strategy that builds growth factors through network effects and aggressive spending, and using an innovative approach to management to handle the human resources challenges of rapid growth.

The book, written by Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh, draws on their experiences scaling startups into billion-dollar businesses and provides a framework that can be applied in any region or industry.

It emphasizes the importance of positive feedback loops, competitive advantage, and the ability to adapt and manage through different stages of scaling.

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Mentioned in 28 episodes

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Garry Tan
when discussing the concept of blitzscaling in the context of AI companies.
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Garry Tan: How Y Combinator Turns Ambitious Misfits Into Billion-Dollar Founders
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Reid Hoffman
while discussing the potential risks and benefits of AI in various sectors.
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Why AI Is Good for Humans (with Reid Hoffman)
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Stig Brodersen
in relation to PayPal's early marketing strategy.
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Classic 23: Lessons from Billionaire Peter Thiel
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Dax Shepard
as one of
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Reid Hoffman
's books.
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Reid Hoffman Returns (on an optimistic AI)
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Mary Lou Jepsen
when discussing the inefficiency of spending large sums of money on technology development.
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She Left Google to Build Tech That Could Save Millions w/ Mary Lou Jepsen | EP #142
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Reid Hoffman
as a book he co-authored with Chris Yeh.
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Replay: Banishing burnout, with Arianna Huffington
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Reid Hoffman
as a co-author of Blitzscaling.
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What great founders do at night, w/Arianna Huffington
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Ryan Sean Adams
as a canonical book for tech founders, focusing on scaling internet businesses.
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Superagency: The Bull Case for AI | Reid Hoffman
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Gary Anssens
pour son livre sur la croissance rapide des entreprises.
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#290 - Gary Anssens - Alltricks - On ne choisit pas ses accidents, mais on peut choisir ce qu’on en fait
Mentioned by Jeff Bussgang when discussing criteria for blitzscaling versus a lean startup approach.
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Reid Hoffman
when discussing his work with AI voice cloning.
Meet “Reid-ish”: The Story of Cloning Reid Hoffman’s Voice
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Reid Hoffman
when discussing the need to triage problems as an entrepreneur.
When AI Gains Power...Will Humans Lose Control? | Reid Hoffman (Ep. 22)
Mentioned by Reed Hoffman in the subtitle of his book.
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