Masters of Scale
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman's interviews with founders and CEOs about scaling companies from zero to giant.
Why we picked this
Masters of Scale examines how companies grow from fragile startups into enduring institutions. The interviews strip away founder mythology to examine mechanics, trading operational speed for structural durability. The show favors rigorous post-mortems over easy triumph, mapping the exact points where business models break and reform. Every conversation treats scale as a problem of systems rather than personality, making the archive a reliable manual for building durable enterprises.
Recent episodes
From high school dropout to CEO, with Autodesk’s Andrew Anagnost
Sep 10, 202630 min
NFL Kickoff: the science gets more damning, but the money keeps growing
Sep 8, 202625 min
Angela Duckworth on why grit isn’t enough
Sep 3, 202634 min
When AI agents do your shopping, everything changes, with Shopify’s Jess Hertz
Sep 1, 202629 min
Pioneers of AI: Designing AI for people and the planet, with Aza Raskin
Aug 29, 202644 min
Chicago Fed President on inflation, recession, and Trump’s attacks
Aug 27, 202635 min
Ford's Jim Farley on beating China, and the storm nobody sees coming
Aug 25, 202628 min
How Barnes & Noble made a comeback, with CEO James Daunt
Aug 20, 202632 min
What the jobs report isn't telling you about AI & the workforce, with Upwork’s Hayden Brown
Aug 18, 202630 min
Pioneers of AI: Why AI conversations are always one-sided
Aug 15, 202639 min
Know which rules to break, with MTV co-founder Tom Freston
Aug 13, 202631 min
Rapid Recap: Google’s exodus, Spider-Man’s odyssey, Taco “Hell”, and more
Aug 11, 202629 min
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