now we have max hoffman joined up -- joining us from the eu summit under way. we have this roadmap, but there is a long road ahead. is brussels going to pitch in to make sure that this deal works? >> first of all it is about putting everybody on the same page. francois hollande and angela merkel are going to do that, and i'm sure they have a lot of stories to tell after their negotiation marathon back in minsk. then it is about assessing the situation. as one senior eu diplomat put it towards me, that is not as easy as some people may think. even leaders here do not have all the information they need on the ground. then it is maybe about sending a signal to russia, and we expect this to happen, to not implement the sanctions that had been decided and were supposed to be implemented next monday but to postpone that. >> you know there will be some holdouts. some easter eu states like:, like lithuania are very skeptical of russia's intentions. -- some eastern eu states like poland, like lithuania. >> those countries were the ones supporting arms deliveries to ukra

max: pleasure. emily: great to have you. ♪ . . emily: he's been called the start-up whisperer of silicon valley. reid hoffmanco-founder and executive chairman of linkedin, and an investor in some of the most successful companies of all time, including facebook. yet, the man with one of the most impressive resumes in silicon valley wasn't always on track to be an entrepreneur. a student of philosophy, hoffman at one point pursued a career in academia. but he took his first job out of school at apple, then later joined the now legendary paypal mafia. now a partner at greylock, hoffman sits on seven boards. he is the author of "the start-up of you," and now a new book, "the alliance."

hoffman, thank you so for joining us. it's has been a pleasure to have you on the show. >> thank you. ♪ emily: founder, ceo, mad scientist. max is one of silicon valley's most iconic and serial entrepreneurs. he has played a role in some of tech's biggest successes, from yahoo! to yelp. today, you can find him in his innovation lab, tackling issues like fertility, health care, and banking. but many years ago, max levchin had no country to call home. he fled the soviet union, and