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Masters of Scale

Iconic Leaders. Priceless Advice.

On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world’s most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.

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The Wrongness Playbook, part 1
Patreon’s Jack Conte
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How to build trust in a brand-new space? How do you balance limited cash and big ambitions?
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How to take creative leaps — and land them
Future Shape’s Tony Fadell
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Future Shape’s Tony Fadell
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Five ways to burnout-proof your organization
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Business withdraws from Russia, strife at Netflix, Musk vs Twitter, the business world’s role in democracy, crypto’s future & more
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Drive full-speed at opportunity
AKQA’s Ajaz Ahmed
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AKQA’s Ajaz Ahmed
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Harness the passion of internal factions
Fable’s Padmasree Warrior
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Fable’s Padmasree Warrior
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Break it ’til you make it
Michael Dell
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Michael Dell
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Improving human dignity is an engine of scale
Promise CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
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Promise CEO Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
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Above all else, invest in friendship: Reid Hoffman’s 2022 commencement speech
Masters of Scale’s Reid Hoffman
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How can a start-up beat a Goliath? What gets top talent to stay put?
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Extraordinary leaps need solid foundations, part 2
Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel
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Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel
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Extraordinary leaps need solid foundations, part 1
Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel
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Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel
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The Refounder Mindset, part 2
Ford Motor Company’s Bill Ford
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Ford Motor Company’s Bill Ford
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The Refounder Mindset, part 1
Ford Motor Company’s Bill Ford
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Ford Motor Company’s Bill Ford
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Five surprising ways to rethink your hiring
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Chobani's secret to scale: Tap into community
Chobani’s Hamdi Ulukaya
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Chobani’s Hamdi Ulukaya
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How to partner like a shark, part 2
Shark Tank’s Daymond John
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Shark Tank’s Daymond John
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How to partner like a shark, part 1
Shark Tank’s Daymond John
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Shark Tank’s Daymond John
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How to harness risk
New Georgia Project’s Stacey Abrams
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New Georgia Project’s Stacey Abrams
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Ukraine reverberations, inflation volatility & more
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How to make the most of tough pivots? What are the right growth targets?
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Don’t predict the future. Create it.
Net-a-Porter & Imaginary Ventures’ Natalie Massenet
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Net-a-Porter & Imaginary Ventures’ Natalie Massenet
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Always be recruiting
Kayak’s Paul English
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Kayak’s Paul English
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Leap before you look
Wonder’s Marc Lore
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Wonder’s Marc Lore
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The 6 secrets of great timing
Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen
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Andreessen Horowitz’s Marc Andreessen
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How to protect yourself from copycat businesses? When should you seek funding? Plus: the Pivot Point game show!
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How redefining boundaries drives performance
Unilever’s Paul Polman
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Unilever’s Paul Polman
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Metaverse mania, the great resignation & more
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Build a better board
Extraordinary Women on Boards’ Lisa Shalett
Ariel Investments’ Mellody Hobson
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Extraordinary Women on Boards’ Lisa Shalett
Ariel Investments’ Mellody Hobson
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Focus on the scale that your customers can’t see
Land O’Lakes’ Beth Ford
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Land O’Lakes’ Beth Ford
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Lessons that matter most: What we’ve learned from 100 episodes of Masters of Scale
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Make your customer the star
The Honest Company’s Jessica Alba
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The Honest Company’s Jessica Alba
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No data, no scale
Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo
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Care.com’s Sheila Lirio Marcelo
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How to unlock your team’s creative potential
PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi
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PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi
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5 secrets to keeping your best employees
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Entrepreneur, Masters of Scale
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Chief Executive Officer, WaitWhat
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Mark Pincus unpacks his "Proven, Better, New" framework (with Reid Hoffman) | Masters of Scale
Mark Pincus unpacks his "Proven, Better, New" framework (with Reid Hoffman) | Masters of Scale
Slow down in order to scale (with Care.com CEO Brad Wilson) | Masters of Scale
Slow down in order to scale (with Care.com CEO Brad Wilson) | Masters of Scale
IBM's $10 billion bet on what comes after AI (with CEO Arvind Krishna) | Masters of Scale
IBM's $10 billion bet on what comes after AI (with CEO Arvind Krishna) | Masters of Scale
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on the R2, robotics & the future of EVs | Masters of Scale
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on the R2, robotics & the future of EVs | Masters of Scale
Rohan Oza: How to build a brand that captures the moment | Masters of Scale
Rohan Oza: How to build a brand that captures the moment | Masters of Scale
Scaling Coach into a global icon (former CEO Lew Frankfort) | Masters of Scale
Scaling Coach into a global icon (former CEO Lew Frankfort) | Masters of Scale
Author David Epstein: You can’t innovate without this | Masters of Scale
Author David Epstein: You can’t innovate without this | Masters of Scale
Raising Cane's CEO Todd Graves: Building a billion-dollar brand on one menu item | Masters of Scale
Raising Cane's CEO Todd Graves: Building a billion-dollar brand on one menu item | Masters of Scale