Reid Hoffman | The Importance of Friendship

In his commencement speech to Vanderbilt University's graduating class of 2022, Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman discusses the impact and importance of friendship. "Not the Hallmark kind – not all sunshine and roses and bunny rabbits," says Hoffman. "I mean real, substantial friendship – that’s sometimes really hard – and that shapes and changes our lives." In this speech, Hoffman shares some of the key decisions and actions that friends helped him figure out to take, and which significantly impacted the course of his professional and personal life. You can read the full text of the speech here: https://greylock.com/firm-news/reid-h... Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:44 The Importance of Friendship 2:16 Real Friends Will Tell You 5:41 See What You Can’t See 8:17 What You Need to Hear 12:09 Helping Your Friends 14:46 Cultivating Friendships