The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career

by Reid Hoffman

Finally, the only thing better than joining groups is starting your own. Start your own mafia—your own group, meetup, or association with PayPal mafia characteristics. Once a year I co-organize something I call the Weekend to Be Named Later, a Franklin-inspired gathering of ambitious friends, to brainstorm ways to change the world. Since 2006 Ben has co-run a Junto modeled after Franklin’s original: a couple dozen folks (mainly from the tech industry) meet regularly over lunch to talk shop. The gatherings are focused yet informal, like Franklin’s. A laid-back atmosphere encourages candor, intellectual risk taking, and ultimately leads to the generation of better and more interesting ideas.

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