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Pay attention to your culture and your hires from the very beginning.

Reid Hoffman

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

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