Masters of Scale

On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream enterprise.

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Every guest on Masters of Scale

495 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Fidji Simo
Rapid Response: Re-founding Instacart, w/first-time CEO Fidji Simo · Dec 2021

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Guy Kawasaki
Rapid Response: Why Apple defies gravity and AI is God, with Guy Kawasaki, host of Remarkable People · 2 episodes

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Howard Schultz
How to do good and do good business, w/Starbucks' Howard Schultz · 2 episodes

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Iman Abuzeid
Disrupting healthcare job hunting, with Incredible Health’s Dr. Iman Abuzeid · May 2025

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Janice Min
The Devil Wears Prada workplace: Toxic or timeless? · 4 episodes

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Jason Feifer
Strategy Session: How do you gain your users' trust? How do you build a team and company culture at the same time? w/questions from Entrepreneur First and co-host Jason Feifer of Entrepreneur magazine · Sep 2019

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Jeremy Levine
Betting on product to win in fantasy sports, with Underdog’s Jeremy Levine · Sep 2025

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John Chambers
Cisco's John Chambers: The essential playbooks — and when to use them · Jan 2023

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John Doerr
Rapid Response: How to decarbonize your business, w/John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins · 2 episodes

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Jonathan Neman
Local veggies, national scale: Sweetgreen co-founders · May 2024

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Josh Silverman
When to zoom in, when to zoom out, w/Josh Silverman (Etsy/eBay/Skype/Evite) · Jan 2020

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Julia Hartz
Let your customers be your scouts, w/Eventbrite's Julia Hartz · Jan 2019

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Kara Nortman
How to score $200M: Angel City’s playbook for women’s soccer · Mar 2024

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Kat Cole
Asking questions that scale, with AG1’s Kat Cole · Jul 2024

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Luis von Ahn
Duolingo’s battle for learning in an AI world, with Luis von Ahn · 3 episodes

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Marc Lore
Marc Lore wants an AI superapp to plan all your meals · 3 episodes

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Mariam Naficy
Raise more money than you need, w/Minted's Mariam Naficy · 2 episodes

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Mark Pincus
How to build breakout products, with Mark Pincus & Reid Hoffman · 2 episodes

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Matthew Prince
The internet is breaking. So what’s next? with Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince · 2 episodes

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Max Rhodes
Rapid Response: How Main Street retailers are out-pivoting big-box giants, w/Faire’s Max Rhodes · Dec 2022

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Melanie Perkins
The secret power of onboarding, w/Canva's Melanie Perkins · 2 episodes

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Michael Seibel
Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator · Jun 2021

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Mike Cessario
Liquid Death’s Mike Cessario: Trust your taste · Jul 2024

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Mike Maples Jr
Which start-ups change the future? Investor Mike Maples Jr. with Reid Hoffman · Jul 2024

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Mike Salguero
How to beef up your business, with ButcherBox CEO Mike Salguero · Jul 2026

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Paul English
Always be recruiting, w/Paul English, co-founder of Kayak · Jan 2022

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Peter Rahal
$300m in year two. The controversy came free, with David Protein’s Peter Rahal · Jun 2026

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Rachel Carlson
Rapid Response: Upskilling and the war for talent, w/Guild Education CEO Rachel Carlson · May 2021

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Reed Hastings
Possible: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings: stories, schools, superpowers · 4 episodes

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Rohan Oza
Rohan Oza: The playbook for building billion-dollar consumer brands · Jun 2026

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Ryan Petersen
Crisis at Hormuz, and your $160b tariff refund clock, with Flexport’s Ryan Petersen · Mar 2026

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Sarah Friar
The Empathy Flywheel, w/Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar · 2 episodes

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Sridhar Ramaswamy
From data breach scandal to AI darling, with Snowflake’s CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy · 2 episodes

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Steve Huffman
Reddit’s Steve Huffman: Online platforms ‘can’t just sit on their hands’ · Aug 2024

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Stewart Butterfield
The Big Pivot w/Slack's Stewart Butterfield · 2 episodes

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Tobi Lutke
Be a platform, w/Shopify's Tobi Lütke · 2 episodes

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Trevor McFedries
How to build authentic connection at scale, w/Trevor McFedries & Lil Miquela · Sep 2020

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Whitney Wolfe Herd
Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd: Small changes with big impact · 2 episodes

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Adam Miller
Don’t stop learning: How Cornerstone kept scaling, w/Adam Miller · Jun 2024

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Adam Selipsky
Rapid Response: Amazon’s plan to be big, green, and beloved, w/AWS CEO Adam Selipsky · Aug 2022

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