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How LinkedIn's founder is working to blunt Donald Trump

Reid Hoffman has made a half-dozen or so investments to counteract the influence of Trump

How LinkedIn’s founder is working to blunt Donald Trump
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Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn

Katie Benner | NYT
Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn and a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has made a half-dozen or so investments in recent months with a specific aim: to counteract the influence of President Trump.

The venture-style investments include starting a new group, Win the Future, whose self-described goal is to make the Democratic Party relevant again. He also invested $1 million in Cortico, a start-up that encourages online discourse between people with opposing political views. And he invested hundreds of thousands of dollars into Vote.org, which has a goal of getting all eligible Americans to vote; Higher Ground Labs, a start-up

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