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Hoffman believes an entrepreneurial venture will face competition by either innovating against no competitors or against slow competitors. If a startup faces a smart, aggressive ...

According to Hoffman, working as if you will succeed, getting to failure points and measuring them as early as possible, making a timely entry and ...

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, ...

Hoffman draws comparisons between a general manager and an entrepreneur by giving his own example of becoming a general manager before starting his company. He ...

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 ...

Hoffman believes that out of three kinds of investment strategies, sure bets, low-risk management and high risk investments, entrepreneurship is the third kind. This style ...

This interactive exercise is designed to give participants the experience of identifying opportunities, understanding customer point of view, rapid prototyping, and giving a pitch. In ...

Bloom describes how he has been able to magnetize his company, Podshow, to advertisers by allowing only global brands, to the audience by allowing user-generated ...

Bloom talks about his relationship with the board of Podshow as an ongoing dynamic one. They spend a lot of time with each other discussing ...

VC Ray Lane talks about why he chose to invest in Bloom's company stressing his belief in Bloom's vision for the podcasting industry. For Bloom, ...

Bloom talks about the importance of leadership in shaping the perception of a company. It is the leader who defines the vision of the company. ...

Ray Lane, VC for Bloom's company, PodShow, talks about how his commitment as an investor goes beyond investing. He has helped PodShow grow in the ...