Smart entrepreneurs should let fires burn

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On this episode of ‘Masters of Scale,’ LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman explains why succeeding in business means letting fires burn. Not all problems need immediate solutions.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion dollar startup

The city of Glendale, Calif. seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. Located at the southeastern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles suburb counts its biggest employers as the adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison; the Los Angeles industrial team […]

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Village Global raises $100M seed scout fund from Zuck, Bezos…

It takes a village to grow a startup, so Village Global is offering access to a deep network of top tech execs to lure founders to its seed fund. Today, Village Global announced it’s raised $100 million for that fund that was first unveiled in September. In exchange for equity, portfolio companies get investment plus […]

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Robinhood hires Josh Elman as VP of product, who’ll stay at Greylock

Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood is getting some product firepower as it dives into cryptocurrency and weighs platform aspirations. Investor Josh Elman will join Robinhood as its VP of product while remaining a partner at Greylock. With 4 million registered users, $176 million raised and a $1.3 billion valuation, the five-year-old fintech startup is shifting […]

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