Conceived during the summer of 2002 and launched in May 2003, LinkedIn now boasts 238 million users and has made great strides to become the world’s largest professional network in its decade of existence.
We spoke with Allen Blue, LinkedIn’s co-founder and vice president of product management, to learn about the company’s early product development, and specifically its thoughts on scaling.
In short, companies that successfully scale have three things in common: They start thinking about scale before they begin developing their product; they watch and listen to users and what they need; and they maintain laser focus on their core mission and strengths. Read more…
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