Masters of Scale

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When to seek advice and when to ignore it

Alexa von Tobel

Smart entrepreneurs know one of the secrets to scale is leveraging wisdom from others. (In fact, that’s the mission of this show!) But not all advice is right for you right now — and some can even be disastrous. As the founder of the proto-fintech platform LearnVest, Alexa von Tobel scaled her business by seeking advice from mentors and friends … and then, taking only the advice that served her mission. Following Alexa’s story, you’ll learn how to become a good advice detective, with the power to sort the transformative advice from the traps.

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4 Classic Episodes:

When the moment chooses you (Part 1)

President Barack Obama

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The secret power of onboarding

Canva’s Melanie Perkins

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How to find your big idea

Spanx’ Sara Blakely

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Do things that don’t scale

Airbnb’s Brian Chesky

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Masters of Scale: Rapid Response

Stay versatile

Lululemon Athletica’s Calvin McDonald

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Finding untapped value in multicultural consumers

Blavity’s Morgan DeBaun

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How to cultivate a new industry

Upside Foods’ Uma Valeti, MD

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The rise of the wisdom worker

Modern Elder Academy’s Chip Conley

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4 Episodes About: Risk

How to harness risk

New Georgia Project’s Stacey Abrams

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Urgent lessons from a cyberattack

SolarWinds’ Sudhakar Ramakrishna

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How mission fuels risk-taking

Illumina’s Francis deSouza

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Take bigger risks

MetricStream & Nordstrom’s Shellye Archambeau

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Masters of Scale’s mission is to democratize entrepreneurship. Launched in 2017 as a weekly podcast featuring Reid Hoffman, we’re now two weekly podcasts — Masters of Scale with Reid Hoffman, and Masters of Scale: Rapid Response, hosted by Bob Safian — as well as an award-winning daily learning app, a best-selling book, virtual and live events, and more, serving a global community of founders, funders, and leaders looking to innovate at scale.