# Reid Hoffman on How He Makes Winning Bets in Silicon Valley

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Podcast: [Harvard Business Review](https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387)
Published: 2026-09-04T23:00:00+00:00
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Reid Hoffman on How He Makes Winning Bets in Silicon Valley 1 Nov 2024 --- Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn & Inflection AI, has a strong track record of picking winners in Silicon Valley. In this excerpt from the HBR live event, Future of Business 2024, Hoffman shares what he’s looking for when he tries to identify the next big winning ideas. You can hear the whole interview on HBR’s IdeaCast, wherever you get your podcasts or listen here: https://s.hbr.org/4e4SgG4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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