The Two Thousand Eight Campaign

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I actually think you're right about the two thousand eight campaign. It was as good of a national campaign as has been run. I don't take most of the credit for it, except for having chosen some terrific people to work with me. And maybe i'll take some credit for building a culture inside the organization that worked. Think of it as creating first mover to scale advantage. This was a mine set fully consistent across his team.

Politics and entrepreneurship have much in common: Both versions of scale leadership require strategic patience, hard work, a clear vision of a better future, an unshakable belief that you can bring that future to life – and the ideal opportunity to make it all come together. President Barack Obama sits down with Reid Hoffman in Part 1 of our two-part episode on finding the right moment to act, and when the moment chooses you. Obama talks about how being in the right place, at the right time, with the right mindset enabled his political ascension. Fueled by what President Obama calls “preparation and perspiration,” his 2008 campaign was a startup that defied expectations. Then came the big pivot: figuring out how to move from renegade mode to leading one of the world's largest enterprises, the U.S. government. With guest will.i.am.

Listen to part 2 with President Barack Obama here: https://link.chtbl.com/Obama-Part-2

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