10+ Best Articles on Blitzscaling
The most useful articles and videos on blitzscaling from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Blitzscaling Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on blitzscaling by Refind users in 2023 so far.
- The End of Blitzscaling
- The problem with Silicon Valley’s obsession with blitzscaling growth
- 16 lessons on scaling from Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, Marissa Mayer, Brian Chesky, Diane Greene… — Blitzscaling:…
- Blitzscaling
- Scaling Airbnb with Brian Chesky — Class 18 Notes of Stanford University’s CS183C — Notes Essays —CS183C:…
Videos
Watch a video to get a quick overview.
Blitzscaling Session 1: Household Stage
This is session 1 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling. This lecture lays out an overview of the course and provides a summary of the five stages of Blitzscaling.
Blitzscaling Session 11: Patrick Collison
This is session 11 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class ...
Blitzscaling Session 8: Eric Schmidt
This is session 8 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class f...
Blitzscaling 02: Sam Altman on Y Combinator and What Makes The Best Founders
This is session 2 of Technology-enabled Blitzscaling, a Stanford University class taught by Reid Hoffman, John Lilly, Allen Blue, and Chris Yeh. This class f...
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on blitzscaling—all under 10 minutes.
The End of Blitzscaling
A few weeks ago, Morgan recommended a documentary titled An American Experience: New York, which is a seven-part series exploring the city’s history as the “premier laboratory of modern life.” The…
Leadership and CEO Succession
Recently, Jeff Bezos announced that he would be stepping down as CEO of Amazon, the iconic blitzscaling company that he has led since 1994. A look back at his nearly 27 years at the helm of Amazon…
Timing Beats Speed. Every Time.
One of the prevalent beliefs in Silicon Valley is to optimize for speed. Be it The Lean Startup or Blitzscaling, much of popular advice…
The Strategy Of Blitzscaling
Greylock Partner Reid Hoffman and Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh on defining and developing a competitive strategy.
LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman on 'Blitzscaling' and Unintended Consequences
The Silicon Valley legend talked with Inc. about the road to fast growth and the land mines along the way.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on blitzscaling.
The problem with Silicon Valley’s obsession with blitzscaling growth
Blitzscaling promises to teach techniques that are “the lightning fast path to building massively valuable companies.” But it's not a recipe for success—it's survivorship bias masquerading as a strategy.
16 lessons on scaling from Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, Marissa Mayer, Brian Chesky, Diane Greene… — Blitzscaling:…
From September 2015 to December 2015, I took Stanford University’s CS183C course — Technology-enabled Blitzscaling — taught by Reid Hoffman…
Blitzscaling
The chaotic, sometimes grueling path to high-growth, high-impact entrepreneurship
Bear Market Blitzscaling
During economic downturns, is it possible (or even wise) for startup entrepreneurs to deploy growth tactics? Will companies be able to secure funding? Should founders even consider starting a business…
Scaling Airbnb with Brian Chesky — Class 18 Notes of Stanford University’s CS183C — Notes Essays —CS183C:…
Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 18 of Stanford University’s CS183C — Technology-enabled Blitzscaling — taught by Reid…
Publications
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Greylock
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WIRED UK
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Harvard Business Review
The best ideas in business and management to help people, organizations, and economies work better.
Quartz
Global news and insights for a new generation of business leaders. Sign up for Quartz Daily Brief 👉http://qz.com/emails/
WIRED
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