"Formulating what your investment thesis is, what the strategy is, what the risks with the approach are, what kinds of things you would be doing with it, are all greatly aided by the crispness of thinking that comes with philosophical training," Hoffman said on Business Insider's podcast, " Success! How I Did It." It often indicates a user profile.īefore he was the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock, he planned to be a "public intellectual." Hoffman says his philosophical training guides his business and investment strategies every day. LinkedIn is backed by world-class investors including Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, the European Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Goldman Sachs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, and SAP Ventures.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Currently, over 33 million professionals are on LinkedIn, representing all five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as a wide range of household names in technology, financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, fashion, and numerous other industries. Built upon trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s largest and most powerful business network. Dan Nye will stay on until mid-January 2009, working with LinkedIn to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.Ībout LinkedIn LinkedIn takes your personal business network online, giving you access to people, jobs and opportunities like never before.
Prior to his position at Accel Partners and Greylock Partners, he held key leadership roles at Yahoo!, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Yahoo!’s Network Division with responsibility for Yahoo!’s consumer web product portfolio, including Yahoo!’s Front Page, Mail, Search and Media products. Weiner brings to LinkedIn over 14 years of consumer web experience. Jeff Weiner will join as Interim President and will oversee all day-to-day operations of the company, reporting directly to Hoffman. Recruited by Dan Nye, Nishar will have responsibility for product development operations, allowing Hoffman to renew his focus on the overall vision and strategy for the company in his role as Chairman and CEO. In December 2008, LinkedIn announced the appointment of Dipchand “Deep” Nishar as Vice President of Products. Reid is a close friend of mine and I have great confidence the company will continue to thrive under his leadership,” said Dan Nye. We were profitable in both 20, and have experienced outstanding network growth. Our business model, balance sheet and infrastructure are strong. “I am incredibly proud of all that we have accomplished. His passion and commitment will continue in the efforts of the team that he’s helped build here.” “Dan deserves tremendous credit for his contributions to LinkedIn. In two years, he has succeeded in this objective, transforming LinkedIn from a young start up to a high growth business,” said Reid Hoffman. “Dan joined LinkedIn with a mission to help us build a company that was strong and sustainable. The company was also able to establish a solid business model, achieve profitability and secure $80 million in funding from some of the world’s premiere investors. Under Nye’s leadership, the LinkedIn network has grown by more than 400% from 8 million members to 33 million. Weiner will remain in his current role as Executive in Residence at Accel Partners and Greylock Partners during this transition period.
Jeff Weiner will join LinkedIn as Interim President, overseeing day-to-day operations.
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December 17, 2008 - LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, today announced founder Reid Hoffman has been appointed LinkedIn’s Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of current CEO, Dan Nye.
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