The Start-up of You: Hoffman's Theory

One of the Forbes’ writers, Dan Schawbel says the book has covered all the lessons which one can use to advance their career. He mentioned the 10 memorable quotes from the book, ‘The Start-up of You’ in one of his article. These quotes will be the 10 theories of Career Development in the near future. 

1. “All humans are entrepreneurs not because they should start companies but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

2. “Entrepreneurship is a life idea, not a stricly business one; a global idea, not a strictly American one.”

3. “Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you – as entrepreneurs do.”

4. “When you’re doing work you care about, you are able to work harder and better.”

5. “You remake yourself as you grow and as the world changes. Your identity doesn’t get found. It emerges.”

6. “Whatever the situation, actions, not plans, generate lessons that help you test your hypotheses against reality.”

7. “No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

8. “The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”

9. “If you want to build  a strong network that will help you move ahead in your career, it’s vital to first take stock of the connections you already have.”

10. “What will get you somewhere is being able to access the information you need, when you need it.”

Hoffman also says most successful entrepreneurs do not make a ‘Plan B’ to execute in a particular time but they often experiment and try to adapt with what they learn. The success story of Silicon Valley product strategist, the billionaire Reid G Hoffman is seemingly outlined in the book as his experiences included in all aspects of consumer internet and software with companies like paypal, linkedin, facebook, zynga, last.fm, flickr, mozilla.