Blitzscaling

Reid Hoffman · 2018

Mentioned 9 times across 2 podcasts · 2021–2026

Mention timeline8 mentions

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2026

Possible: Amjad Masad on vibe coding, AI agents, and the end of boilerplate

Masters of Scale · Jan 2026 · 62:47

“i'm trying to remember how many years ago i wrote blitz scaling ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s

2025

A more compassionate capitalism, with Cotopaxi’s Davis Smith

Masters of Scale · Feb 2025 · 6:45

“this is reed hoffman and blitzscaling and it is pour gas on the fire and grow grow grow ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s

2024

Meet “Reid-ish”: The Story of Cloning Reid Hoffman’s Voice

Masters of Scale · May 2024 · 7:47

“let's take a real piece of work from me blitz scaling i wrote a three hundred and thirty six page book ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s

2022

Strategy Session Live!: How can a start-up beat a Goliath? What gets top talent to stay put? How do you keep multiple stakeholders happy?

Masters of Scale · Jun 2022 · 32:11

“whether it's the masters of scale book or blitz scaling and all the rest is to enable that kind of thing ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s

Need to Know, w/Reid & Bob: Ukraine reverberations, inflation volatility, lessons from Peloton, Theranos, Meta, & more

Masters of Scale · Mar 2022 · 11:18

“and you know of course paralleled it to how my own book blitz scaling applies to a number of different things ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s

Lessons that matter most: What we’ve learned from 100 episodes of Masters of Scale

Masters of Scale · Jan 2022 · 20:12

“and i'll just jump in to say read you wrote a book called blitz scaling ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s

2021

Strategy Session: When to leave the trenches? Can you pivot without losing customers? Can co-founders stay aligned remotely?

Masters of Scale · Sep 2021 · 5:50

“this is of course the subject of my book blitzcaling ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s

Strategy Session: When should founders step aside? Where can you find investors? Were pandemic pivots harmful?

Masters of Scale · Jul 2021 · 4:23

“i'm a huge fan of your book blitz scaling and it was influential in the growth of our company ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s