LinkedIn founder and CEO shares his lessons and advice to entrepreneurs At TiEcon held in Santa Clara, Calif. earlier this month, I didn't stand when LinkedIn founder and CEO Reid Hoffman's interviewer asked for those in the audience born outside the United States to stand, even though I was born in the Philippines. Given the vast majority of the audience stood up, I figured the point was made. That is that innovation relies heavily on U.S. transplants. And, that the current immigration laws are impeding the ability of startups to thrive. Hoffman is a big proponent of changing the immigration laws.I saw Hoffman after his keynote. You may have caught the first part of our interview, in which he talks about the business of LinkedIn. In this segment, Hoffman shares his view ... [ Read more ]