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Core Ideas for a Social Networking Company

By Reid Hoffman - Stanford
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Lecture Description

Using LinkedIn as an example, Hoffman talks about the three main ideas which drive a successful social networking company. They are: Building a business profile, having a network for search and building an application on top of it. Such a concept not only helps employers to reference check prospective employees, but the other way as well.

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