In this episode of Masters of Scale, host Reid Hoffman speaks with Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, about the the importance of doing things that do not scale in order to grow and scale a successful company.
This podcast discusses the success of investor, Paul Graham, and his ability to choose successful tech startups. It also highlights the benefits of the Y Combinator platform and its ability to produce returns regardless of the partners involved.
Chamath Palihapitiya shares his thoughts on investing in merciless CEOs, the art of learning from billionaires whose jobs do not overlap with his, and the advantage of not knowing everything that goes on in someone's head.
Brad Jacobs is an under-the-radar entrepreneur with a proven strategy that he has applied across a variety of industries. Despite looking like a finance guy, he has been successful with five meaningfully sized companies.
Investor Jason Calacanis discusses how difficult it is to predict which new company will be successful and shares examples of companies he initially underestimated.