The 10 Rules For "Building Massive Companies" From LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman

Rule #1: Look for disruptive change. Rule #2: Aim big.
Rule #3: Build a network to magnify your company.
Rule #4: Plan for good luck and bad luck.
Rule #5: Maintain flexible persistence
Rule #6: Launch early enough that you are embarrassed by your first product release
Rule #7: Aspire, but don’t drink your own Kool-Aid
Rule #8: Having a great product is important but having great product distribution is more important
Rule #9: Pay close attention to culture and hires from the very beginning
Rule #10: Rules of entrepreneurship are guidelines, not laws of nature.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/reid-hoffman-entrepreneurship-2011-3