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One of the tests that I frequently use in an interaction is I push on the idea and what I'm looking for is both flexibility & persistence.

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