Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn and perhaps the most admirable person in Silicon Valley, just published a new book – The Start-Up of You. It is a good read and translates many of the principles of entrepreneurship into practices that everyone can adopt. Here’s a summary of the book:
The Start-Up of You
There are also some great words of wisdom that directly connect to the value of pro bono service:
On self-improvement:
“The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”
On the value of teamwork:
“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”
On work that matters:
“When you’re doing work you care about, you are able to work harder and better.”
Pro bono service creates the opportunity for professionals to do work that they care about in a team with people they admire. Clearly, Reid is a pro bono junkie.
