Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn & Paypal Founder: Trump Administration, Elon Musk and DOGE

Reid Hoffman is one of the most impactful people in technology and startups. As a Founder he founded Paypal and Linkedin before moving to the investing side where he has led deals in Facebook, Airbnb and more.

In Today’s Episode with Reid Hoffman We Discuss:

1. China and Tariffs:

- Should the US ban Tiktok and other Chinese companies, given China banning US companies presence in their country?

- How does Reid evaluate the rise of the Chinese car industry? What are his concerns?

- How does Reid hope Trump uses tariffs to advantage the US position?

- What is Reid concerned about what Trump could do with tariffs? What would be bad?

2. Elon Musk and DOGE:

- What impact will Elon Musk have on the future of AI in America?

- Why does Reid believe that it is impossible for DOGE to achieve it’s targets?

- What should Elon must be given credit for? What does he not deserve credit for?

- What are Elon’s greatest strengths? What are his greatest weaknesses?

3. The US Defence Budget and Ukraine:

- Why does Reid believe that the US should reduce their defence budget?

- Does Reid believe the US should continue to finance the war in Ukraine?

- Should the US continue to subsidise NATO’s lack of defence spending?

4. NVIDIA and The Future of Chips:

- Will NVIDIA be able to sustain their monopoly?

- What is the biggest threat to their position?

- Should both the US and Europe have their own chip sovereignty?

- How does Reid evaluate potential conflict between China and Taiwan impacting chip supply?

5. Nuclear, Quantum and Climate:

- Why does Reid believe nuclear fusion can solve climate change?

- Does Reid believe that with the rise of global conflict and AI, the importance of climate change is reduced in the attention of the world?

- Why does Reid believe that AI does more to help than harm climate change?

- Why is Reid so excited for a future with quantum computing?

- What are the biggest dangers of quantum that we need to be mindful of?