Masters of Scale
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman's interviews with founders and CEOs about scaling companies from zero to giant.
Why we picked this
We picked Masters of Scale for the rigor of its storytelling. Host Reid Hoffman presses founders and executives not on what they built but on how they built it—the specific decisions, counter-moves, and inflection points that turned an idea into a working business. The show trades motivational platitudes for operational details: how a founder identified a customer base by posing as a reporter, or why a de-extinction startup spun out computational biology platforms before earning a dollar in revenue. The result is a feed where each conversation functions as a case study in organizational momentum.
Recent episodes
The future of EVs, with Rivian’s RJ Scaringe
Jun 11, 202640 min
World Cup kickoff: Goals, greed, and geopolitics, with ESPN’s Sam Borden
Jun 9, 202632 min
Rapid Response: The Guardian’s secret weapon against media’s collapse, with CEO Anna Bateson
Jun 6, 202630 min
Rohan Oza: The playbook for building billion-dollar consumer brands
Jun 4, 202628 min
The race no one can win: AI’s anti-human crisis, with Aza Raskin
Jun 2, 202639 min
How to get better at money, with Carrie Joy Grimes
May 28, 202630 min
Why success destroys the companies we love, with Eric Ries
May 26, 202648 min
Pioneers of AI: How fast can you upskill in AI? We did a sprint to find out.
May 23, 202634 min
How Coach scaled from a single store into a global icon
May 21, 202628 min
The “invisible army” behind Amazon’s robotaxi revolution
May 19, 202627 min
Author David Epstein on why constraints fuel innovation
May 14, 202630 min
Duolingo’s battle for learning in an AI world, with Luis von Ahn
May 12, 202631 min
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