See his lessons from hitting on Airbnb with his first investment at Greylock

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Jason Calacanis

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Reid Hoffman

Jason Calacanis

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Reid Hoffman on the Joby Aviation SPAC, lessons from early Airbnb & Facebook bets, passing on Stripe & SpaceX, investment thesis & more

The very first person who pitched AirBnB to me [described it] as couchsurfing. Lesson #1: Don't allow the negative reference from a third party who may be desperately misframing the thing to cloud your judgment.

Podcast cover image for "Angel the Podcast with Jason Calacanis" by Jason Calacanis

Reid Hoffman on the Joby Aviation SPAC, lessons from early Airbnb & Facebook bets, passing on Stripe & SpaceX, investment thesis & more

The very first person who pitched AirBnB to me [described it] as couchsurfing. Lesson #1: Don't allow the negative reference from a third party who may be desperately misframing the thing to cloud your judgment.

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