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When I'm raising money, this fundraising, I'm thinking about the next fundraising. I'm thinking how I'm set up for it.

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Reid Hoffman
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 5
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
Investor
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Stanford
California
Reid Garrett Hoffman
Reid G. Hoffman
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