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 also talks about the difference between an entrepreneur who takes wild risks and a professional general manager who is paid to mitigate risks.

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

Lecture by Chairman and President of LinkedIn Reid Hoffman on Risk and Entrepreneurship for Stanford University students. Video lectures were taken on February 7, 2007. 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 of investment is called accurate contrarian theories where raising sufficient money might help in mitigating risks, but does not ensure success.



Course Details: 

- Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

- Stanford University's Entrepreneurship Corner (ecorner)



Original Course Name: Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture.