what is the myth of reid hoffman, and what is the reality? id: myth, reality, who can tell the difference? the myth is kind of a manifest destiny march towards entrepreneurship and technology. and the reality is kind of an instinct for how do we come together as people, and what are the ways to help that? and -- oh, look, software! oh, look, entrepreneurship! -- as ways of discovering that path. that is kind of the myth and reality. emily: let's take a break. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ emily: let's talk about how you got there. you grew up in berkeley. reid: yup. emily: what did your parents do? reid: both parents are lawyers. and that led to -- because the legal profession is the one that people most often leave, when you actually look at the, the actuary charts on people transitioning -- so when people asked me in 12 what i wanted to be when i grew up, the answer was not a lawyer. [laughter] emily: what was the answer? reid: i actually didn't know. what happened is -- i kind of got the independence bug a little early. i was going to a school t

reid hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of linkedin, and an investor in some of the mostl 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 bo"t

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