Reid Hoffman Quotes

You should be accumulating really great relationships throughout your career.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

The key thing for me has always been how we realize the mission - enabling every professional in the world to change their own economic curve by the strength of their alliances and connections with other people.

Many, if not most, career opportunities come to you through people you know. So the more people you know, the more opportunities you have. Improving your social network is a great example of a system for moving from lower odds to better odds without having a specific goal.

The most important thing is to recognize how important it is to market yourself and make connections.

If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful individuals, I’d say it’s the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

I meet people from different walks of life that I can have relationships with.

Every job that you have might not be the perfect job, but you really take away different things, and you create relationships.

I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone.

Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another.

Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.

It's a dream come true to think that opportunities flow from personal connections.

Facebook turned me down. It was a great opportunity to connect with some fantastic people. Looking forward to life’s next adventure.

Relationships are the only thing that matter in business in life.

Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex.

I sacrificed six years in L.A. I did my job out here. I made contacts and did the work I had to do.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

I don't set out to be connected. My business has allowed me to meet lots of interesting people, some of whom have become friends; but you can't force it. This terrible word - 'networking' - I really hate.

I once sat next to Jim from Wild Kingdom on a flight from Atlanta. I find mentioning that opens a lot of doors.

I love keeping a connection with everyone I've worked with.

I've done business with people I've met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life.

I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.

Human relationships are at the core of political success.

The great thing about being in this business is that you meet people, and I met Sally Struthers.