Reid Hoffman Quotes

Nobody should have to be a systems integrator to make a convergence network work in their home.

Companies that are hosting Web sites or do a lot of teleconferencing need a lot of bandwidth going both ways.

Networking is all about connecting with people. But then again, isn't that what life is about? The more time you can find to get out of the office and build true friendships, the farther your startup will go. Entrepreneurs need to remember to spend as much time working on their business as they do in their business.

We see opportunities in the networking and telecom space, including 5G, where we see accelerated investments.

Social media presents an opportunity for business people to connect and know each other prior to a phone call or email taking place.

It doesn't matter if it's a wireless or wired network. I think network management can be introduced that is equally sensible.

I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy!

Social media is about friending someone so they'll invite you to a party or get you a job. If that's the work, Snapchat is the playground.

I want to own a network. I want to own a network where you can turn it on with your family all day long and get positive reinforcement.

The biggest potential of Facebook is that people can build networks. For business persons, it means that they can build their list of leads, which they can look upon as prospects for furthering their business.

One of my bosses happened to be one of the early architects of some of the ways Internet providers work. He taught me how the cables connect, how the telecom providers work... I learned how to make my own Ethernet cables, all the way up to running a small business.

I really enjoy computer networking.

Google has helped raise the importance of DNS above the network engineering community, which has been really good.

I definitely will reach out to Cuban in the near future for advice going forward. Now that I'll be on the business side of things - and he's had a lot of success with that - that would be a guy to go to.

I called up a bunch of the CEOs of Silicon Valley companies and said, 'Hey, can I come and see you? And I'd like to learn about what you're doing.' And I don't know, most of them said yes.

Once we were a part of Equity, we were able to get a salary, and then because we were employing ourselves, we just made sure we were always working. We put in hours to get subscribers. We used to do little shows at rich peoples' houses to get them to give us money.

FreeBSD has a nicely tuned network stack and extremely good reliability.

To realize the promise of 5G, we will need smart networks, not dumb pipes. Dumb pipes won't deliver smart cities. Dumb pipes won't enable millions of connected, self-driving cars to navigate the roads safely at the same time.

In order to seize the opportunity presented by the acceleration of 5G, we plan to invest approximately €100 million in 2018 to meet near-term customer requirements for early 5G trials.

Unlike 4G and previous generations of technology, 5G is very different. It is not just about radio. In fact, it stands across the full network from mobile access to cloud core, from software-defined networking to all forms of backhaul, front haul, IP routing, fixed networks, software, and more.

To me, mentorships and internships are two big pillars in business development. I believe in having multiple mentors.

The need for mission-critical, high-performance network continues to grow as companies and public sector organizations everywhere digitize their operations.

I didn't have capital and influence in this industry. So I bought yellow pages and knocked each door of the company located at industrial parks.

As a business owner who is looking to market his or her company, you should be on the lookout for opportunities to get face time with movers and shakers in your network.

Starting a business is similar to an athletic endeavor, like serving a tennis ball. Telling you how to do it is useless. You actually get better through a combination of practice, coaching, and repetitions with money on the line.