You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.
Interpretation
Taking risks often requires you to figure things out as you go along.
Reid Hoffman's quote emphasizes the importance of taking bold risks and being resourceful in the face of uncertainty. It suggests that sometimes, to achieve your goals, you must act before you are completely prepared, and through the process of action, you will learn and adapt to create a solution.
In practice
In a motivational speech to young entrepreneurs about embracing uncertainty.
Leaders, whether in the public or the private sphere, must understand the responsibilities that come with their role. They are the most visible standard-bearers of their organizations. Holding them accountable to this responsibility protects the promise of our organizations and our communities.
The same instincts that make us good students can make us lousy entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneurial journey starts with jumping off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the way down.
Any effort to make the death penalty speedier and less costly - more 'efficient' - will inevitably make it less just.
I've long believed that if you're not embarrassed by your first product release, you've released too late.
Good ideas need good strategy to realize their potential.
The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am.
If you're not failing 90% of the time, then you're probably not working on sufficiently challenging problems.
As long as possible, I would really like to complete one marathon per year. Though my time has been slowing down as I get older, it has become a very important part of my life.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.
I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.
Don't look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at time. That's the only way it happens-and when it happens, it lasts.
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