Guest:Derek Shen, President of Linkedin China
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service. Founded in
December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional
networking. In 2006, LinkedIn increased to 20 million viewers. As of June 2013,
LinkedIn reports more than 259 million acquired users in more than 200 countries
and territories.
On February 24, 2014, LinkedIn launched its simplified
Chinese version and adopted its Chinese name“领英”. Meanwhile, LinkedIn
established a joint venture with Sequoia China and CBC Capital and bettered its
service localization.
Prior to LinkedIn, Derek Shen had an impressive career history. He also founded the group buying website: Nuomi.com. How did he complete the change from entrepreneur to professional manager as well as lead the LinkedIn team in China? Stay tuned. (Source: ICS)