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Reid Hoffman | Vices and Virtues: Investing and Human Nature

Reid Hoffman | Vices and Virtues: Investing and Human Nature

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Reid Hoffman | Vices and Virtues: Investing and Human Nature

FromGreymatter

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Audio version of Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman's essay, "Human Nature in Vices and Virtues: An Adam Smith Approach to Building Internet Ecosystems and Communities," published on the Knight Foundation's website. Hoffman discusses how some of the most popular websites leverage some of humankind's less desirable attributes(e.g. "the 7 deadly sins"), and how entrepreneurs and investors can think about building based on virtuous traits.
Read by Greylock marketing partner Elisa Schreiber. You can read the essay here:
https://knightfoundation.org/human-nature-in-vices-and-virtues-an-adam-smith-approach-to-building-internet-ecosystems-and-communities/
Released:
Nov 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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