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Due diligence is a two-way avenue, in line with Reid Hoffman.<\/p>\n

In an episode of the “Attainable” podcast launched on Wednesday, the LinkedIn cofounder<\/a> mentioned he all the time asks founders to look into his background earlier than letting him spend money on their corporations.<\/p>\n

“I say: ‘Look, I’ll offer you a bunch of references. I would love you to search out anyone that I completely labored with,'” he mentioned. “You are allowed to speak to anybody and you’ll inform them, they know this, that they need to inform you my strengths and weaknesses.”<\/p>\n

And do not simply name individuals who had good experiences, he added.<\/p>\n

“I’ll establish folks to you who I feel are my adverse references, folks I’ve labored with earlier than,” Hoffman mentioned.<\/p>\n

Hoffman mentioned he gave OpenAI president Greg Brockman a listing of his references earlier than investing within the AI startup. This occurred after Elon Musk left the corporate in 2018.<\/p>\n

“One of many pure questions you guys ought to ask, that you simply would possibly really feel intimidated asking, is how do I feel that I am totally different than Elon as a companion,” he mentioned, referring to Brockman and Sam Altman,<\/a> OpenAI’s CEO.<\/p>\n

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