Great storytelling and editing. Solid guests. Tries to sneak in a few “classic” episodes which is a bit naughty but forgiven.

Can be a little Valley centric but the q&a clearly shows significant global listenership. Would love to see some global episodes.

Blitz scaling may not be right for all (or any) going forward but insights and value extends beyond title philosophy.

Well worth your time. Listen with a pen and paper or pause to take notes.

If you are looking to make it big in the world of building a company then you must listen to this podcast, it helps understand the nuances and particular problems in building the business.

I have been listening to this podcast for quite some time now and i feel that Reid Hoffman needs to be commended for his absolutely amazing work of content.

Many episodes give a deep insight into crucial parts of your business from culture, work ethic, funding to even a very smart episode of when and when not to blitzscale.

Hats off to Reid

Will keep looking forward for more of your content

Greetings from an admirer from India

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Jeff took an apporach of ‘Compassion Management’ which later on became the cultural drumbeat at Linked In. He explains this magical compounding of a collaborative approach among individuals in an organisation where they take care of each other’s well being and reacts to problems while keeping themselves in each other’s shoes.

He further compares an organisation to an ecosystem where there are diverse stakeholders and in order to generate maximum value for all, it becomes critical that everyday conversations at work, are oriented towards meeting the organisation’s objectives. Jeff made it possible by establishing values of empathy, compassion and mutual respect for one another.

Love and respect to the entire team of Masters of scale

Sahil Kukreja

Loving the Masters of Scale podcasts, currently in permanent beta mode...heard few, balance pending to hear!!!

The lines Jeff's friend left with him "Wisdom without Compassion is Ruthless

Learnt a lot about scaling and how to think about scaling.

In my darkest and toughest moments as a startup entrepreneur Masters of Scale kept me going and kept me on the right side of the thinking process. I have heard every single episode atleast three times over and go back to them in moments when I need clarity. I haven’t done and MBA or a program in strategy, but I have heard Masters of Scale. Let fires burn, the 12 star customer experience, Blitzscaling, moving fast and slowing down, zooming in and out - wisdom so difficult to find and shared so kindly. Thank you Reid. Owe you big time for bringing this to the world.

I like the topic obviously but I also like the mix of guests’ own voices and Reid’s narrative and perspective. The sound effects add a fun element. But sometimes I find it distracting when it draws an analogy with something completely different.

Reid is seasoned businessman who has perfected the art of listening & focusing only on the important aspects of entrepreneurs. Although some of the guest keeps going on & on...... abt there struggle, but Reid due to his tunnel vision like focus manages to get them to the point. Really a gem my advice is start from the first episode will make u pro

Ps Reid pls don’t put the same MasterCard ad in all ur episode tired of hearing there inclusive growth message

Best podcast with practical lessons for starting and scaling business. Very inspiring...

Reid Hoffman makes a fantastic and informative host who has been down in the trenches and understands how to build a great business and the challenges an entrepreneur faces

As they say best things in the world are free.This is the best podcast out there for people interested in business.

If you have an entrepreneurial mindset, you'll love every single episode of this podcast. The Topics are highly diverse, the guests bring very unique experiences and failures and thought process, and Reid and team puts a lots of efforts to make each and every single podcast interesting and engaging.

As a 25 year old, I feel the best way to gain experience is to learn from other's experiences and then take action. I've been able to do the same better, thanks to Masters of Scale!

There is great content, the most inspiring entrepreneurs and executives come on the podcast, the production quality and editing is amazing, and even the ads are well-made and have a story! The format of having a hypothesis in each episode is amazing. It builds that anticipation. The same is true with the side stories in episodes.

Each episode has some great hooks such as: Brian Chesky on doing non-scalable things, Miriam Naficy's advise on raising money, insights on bulding a culture by Reed Hastings, Selina Tobaccowala on how and when it is okay to let some fires burn, Stewart Butterfield's story on the pivot that lead to Slack, Caterina Fake's view on what social really is, Howard Shultz's amazing story of involving parents of Starbucks partners, Sara Blakely's journey to the Oprah Winfrey show and beyond, Kevin Systrom's story of how Holga was the inspiration for Instagram, Daniel Ek proving the 'shortcuts to trust' hypothesis, Reid Hoffman's own story of making everyone a hero and many more.

This podcast is a 'must listen' for every entrepreneur and anyone who wants to be one.

I love to listen Reid’s podcasts. He’s an extra ordinary ability and experience to make the listening a great experience.

When an experienced and influential person like Reid interviews someone, we get the best out of it.

Thanks for all episodes and waiting for amazing stories yet to be heard.

I started a company which is currently in the process of closing down. These podcasts are really helping me overcome my depressive mental state and focus on the next big move!! Thanks a lot for this!

In the very spirit of the game through this Pod cast ... this Podcast is a real treat, not just for your intellect but in an uncanny way, allows even the ‘noob’, what a good conversation is!

Insightful, edifying !

Hi Reid!

I work out of a co-working space in Mumbai, India and I am one of the small lucky bunch of people in this busy city who have the luxury of ‘walking’ to work! Part of my routine, for the past few months, is catching half an episode of ‘Masters of Scale’ during this walk and the other half is covered on the way back. I’m addicted to it now and keep gushing about it to friends. The insights, the pearls of wisdom from the guests and you and above all the entertaining package that your team creates is mind-blowing. To keep a person hooked onto a non-visual content is very hard but you guys seem to have a talisman or something! Even the promotional content is amazing! Keep ‘em coming Sir! Godspeed!

1) I am constantly on the hunt for good podcasts. On some days, I listen to well over 8 hours. The amount of content this podcast drops every second is insane. I even dedicated a separate notebook for podcasts and this one makes up half of it.

2) I knew Reid Hoffman was a great entrepreneur, alright. But I would be lying if I said doesn't sound like a professional narrator who has decades of experience. The amount of effort the team puts into making every second of your time worthwhile is surreal. You can play any episode on random and I promise you won't be disappointed but in case you want a recommendation, start with the one where he interviews Eric Schmidt and bizarre bloodhounding conversations with Larry page or listen to Peter Theil- the man is a genius!

3) You'll love the sponsors too. I am a student and I don't need most of them but darn, they are interesting too. Infact, I topped my class doing a research paper on one of their sponsors.

4) You cannot learn this by reading non-fiction books too. Filtering information is too slow and the Masters of Scale team does most of the work for you-delivering the finest content in audiophile version.

5) You're still not sold yet? I'll pull out the big guns then. He interviews WORLD LEADERS. Shark Daymond John, Arianna Huffington, Spotify's Daniel, Instagram's Kevin, Netflix's Reed, Facebook's Zuck. He got Zuckerberg to speak for an hour!!

P.S: I wanted to help this podcast get as much attention as possible. I had even posted on Linkedin about this being one of the finest podcasts months ago. The only reason I posted it here too is that they have a review pledge where they aim for a mediocre 1000 reviews by the end of the month. So go ahead, listen to a few and write a review. The world needs to hear this!

This podcast has good content and top entrepreneurs but there are too many ads

Thanking for delivering us all these very insightful thoughts from great successful people. Thank you again

I like the fact the show keeps the discussion so raw. It’s so great to hear that some of the thoughts or things these stalwarts go through are things we feel in daily lives.

Suggested topic : so the show is startup centric which makes it primarily product centric. But there are lot of other people in the ecosystem which help them get here - their service providers - martketkng, finance , legal etc which see them through their journey here. It ll be interesting to get some insights on scaling up and roadmap for service based startups! A very neglected space to be in and very limited text.

If you are an entrepreneur at heart and want to move to the next level or build a product or an awesome company this is the podcast you would want to listen. So many valuable nuggets of knowledge hidden in every episode.

@reidhoffman, I come to know about your podcast from my daughter and become great fan of @mastersofscale It helped me to scale my startup to new heights.

My daughter inspired by you joined Y combinator’s course.

Thanks Reid The Grand Master of Learning

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Have been listening to the show since the beginning and just love it! The Brian Chesky one which started this all and the two back to back episodes with Barry Diller have been my favorites so far. Loved the recent episode on Spotify as well; especially the fact that they disrupted along with their mortal enemies (the music industry). Would have loved to hear more about the Spotify squad engineering model. Considering they were pioneers of that - maybe it deserves a separate episode just for that titled “SCALEd agile” :)

The theme song of this podcast starts with “You got to have incredible talent at every position" thats what this podcast has extraordinary host, incredible guests, immersive&fun BGM. Resourceful, educative, engaging & inspiring podcast. Just love it. <3

I came across this podcast when one of my friend shared it on LinkedIn. My first episode was Airbnb’s Brian on Handcrafted while walking to my office. When I heard about the 11 star experience, I was almost in tears. I was looking for ideas for a new platform business and I think I found a way to make it happen now.

I highly recommend this show to anyone who wants to know the ‘real’ story behind scaling big businesses. You will pick up great ideas and inspiration. Most importantly, you will feel that now ‘someone’s got my back’ when looking for ideas.

Have you ever imagined that learning about successfully scaled companies can be fun & so much engaging to listen. This is what MOS provides you. Also Ried is absolutely witty in every episode & also share key things from founders’ interview who have scaled the company. I listen at 2X the speed & its my constant companion in my travel with public metro. The best part are its Music Scores & Disclaimers like to the Sixes & sharing siri based Titbits. Hats Off to Reid for helping future entrepreneurs like men scaling.

The podcast is filled with learnings presented in simple language with great music and loads of examples and stories. Love everything about the podcast, starting from the topics, the music, short stories and examples, the delivery and specially the ways ads are presented.

Keep up the good work!

This is the only podcast I have ever listened to regularly. I'm an aspiring entrepreneur and love learning about businesses and how successful entrepreneurs think! Great insights.

Also I'm a long distance runner. This is my go-to podcast when I run. Perfect combination of inspiration and actionable knowledge.

Hope you increase the number of podcasts you publish every month!

Whether you are a start up or giant, Reid Hoffman has something to make you think. He synthesises the ideas of so many people into useful and useable nuggets. The conversations are lively and I look forward to each episode!

A big thank you to Ried Hoffman for doing this act of kindness!!! A rich treasure trove of information in each podcast. Cannot thank you enough , Ried Hoffman and each guest who have done this selfless service.

Many Many Thanks for doing this podcast.

MastersOfScale rocks!

Every time I listen to the intro of this podcast I get goosebumps! These are some of the most successful entrepreneurs out there, and to hear about the insightful ways in which they built their businesses, is super fun to hear and learn. Big shout out to the team who does the voice effects, you’re never not funny :)

It’s the most entertaining and informative business podcast series I have listened to in the last 10 years. The choice of guests, Reid’s dramatic narration, the background score are all superb. The post production editor should be given a promotion and raise for making it so entertaining. Keep it coming.

This podcast is so intense as well as fun to listen to. I like the variety of people from different backgrounds who as guests give amazing insights. Reid you are awesome!

An amazing show with amazing insights.

Besides scaling up businesses, the pod cast also throws light about the topics CEO’s / Founders has to deal with and their success stories, methods, road maps.

I listen to each show more than once as the topics seek in deeper every time.

Thank you for this show, please never stop.

Thanks Reid and team for the time and effort you put in producing each of these episodes! You guys never cease to inspire me.

What I love about this podcast is the diverse stuff you get to listen to and the take ways are fantastic. I enjoy how various people's views are presented and you get to see a complete picture. All the sound effects makes it even more interesting. I also love the uncut interviews. keep up the good work :)

When your average rating is 5/5, that says it all. Very informative and just great quality content.

Insightful stuff

Learnt a lot from listening this podcasts

I really love this podcast. Reid Hoffman does justice to his interviews, discussions. He makes the podcast intresting and I really appreciate the efforts they took for the background music. This podcast has helped me in understanding various problems entrepreneurs face at their early stages, their success series. keep up the podcast.

Hey Reid! Thanks a lot of putting this amazing podcast together.

It's so informative. Really enjoy listening to it.

Quick suggestion: It would be great, if you could share some releveant reading material along with each episode! Cheers.

This helps me be more creative and productive everyday.

Loved the interviews and how Reid narrates the insights from his experiences. Is there a better podcast than this?

Always a delight to see Peter and Reid together.

I’m hooked to this series. Insightful, inspiring and well structured. But, I miss that jingle “back to the show” in the second season😉

I am learning so much for my startup . It seems, I ll make less mistakes by learning from great entrepreneurs .

I wait eagerly for every week's Wednesday. 🙈

#obsessed !!☺️☺️

Whether you are a budding entrepreneur or a old'ish (read experienced) manager in a job - this podcast if for you. Find how to recruit, grow, make mistakes, build culture - and all at scale. We all know that being successful at scale is really hard because replicating excellence at scale is hard - steepen your learning curve with this podcast!! Listen and you will count down the days (like I did) when Reid is taking a break.

This is a brilliant podcast with lots of information and insights that will take you a long way!