Reid Hoffman is known for saying that an Entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on his way down.

You should never be too determined about what you’re going to be, your life plans change as you go. Reid Hoffman also went on to say he worked better off in a smaller environment.

This video is an extract from Khan Academy keynote speech about how in late 2002, Reid recruits a team of old colleagues from SocialNet and PayPal to work on a new idea. Six months later, LinkedIn launches. Growth is slow at first—as few as 20 signups on some days—but, by the fall, it shows enough promise to attract an investment from Sequoia Capital.