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3 Key Lessons for an Entrepreneurial Internet Company

By Reid Hoffman - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Hoffman describes 3 key lessons he learned at his first company, SocialNet.  1) Financing strategy should reflect one's financial capabilities. 2) Focusing on distribution is important. 3) Understanding that the entrepreneurial skill set is different from what is required to work for an established big company.

Course Index

  1. Entrepreneurship: A High-Risk Investment
  2. Fundamental Principles of Entrepreneurship
  3. 3 Key Lessons for an Entrepreneurial Internet Company
  4. Facing Competition through Innovation
  5. Core Ideas for a Social Networking Company
  6. Comparison between an Entrepreneur & a General Manager