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Rewind to 2003, when LinkedIn.com launched in Mountain View, California. Discover what the platform looked like back then, how it grew to become the largest professional network and what is yet to come in 2016.
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A Transformation Story #connectinsaudi
Ali Ali Matar Matar Head of LinkedIn Talent Solutions Southern Europe, Middle East & North Africa #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn’s Culture Transformation Integrity Collaboration Humor Results #connectinsaudi
Transformation #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn’s Founders Reid Hoffman Allen Blue Jean-Luc Vaillant Eric Ly Konstantin Guericke #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn pre-launch: 2002 & 2003 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn.com: Day 1 #connectinsaudi
2002 2004 2003 #connectinsaudi
Friendster was initially highly influential #connectinsaudi
Friendster was initially highly influential #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn Mountain View at Shoreline (launch) #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn Mountain View at Shoreline (launch) #connectinsaudi
500K: April 2004 #connectinsaudi
2002 2004 2005 2003 #connectinsaudi
After 494 days 1 Million 1 Million Members #connectinsaudi
2M: February 2005 #connectinsaudi
Launch of Jobs - March 2005 #connectinsaudi
Launch of Subscriptions - August 2005 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn Palo Alto (Feb 05 – Apr 07) #connectinsaudi
2006 2002 2004 2005 2003 #connectinsaudi
YouTube began at LinkedIn Palo Alto #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn: June 2006 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye (02/07 – 12/08) #connectinsaudi
Leadership 2007-style: Dan & Reid #connectinsaudi
2008 2006 2002 2004 2005 2007 2003 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn Recruiter launched: Feb 2008 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner: Dec 08 – current #connectinsaudi
100M: October 2010 #connectinsaudi
LinkedIn IPO: May 19 2011 #connectinsaudi
President Obama townhall: Sept. ‘11 #connectinsaudi
Influencer platform debuts: 2012 #connectinsaudi
October 2012 Launch of LinkedIn MENA in Dubai Internet City – Building 1 #connectinsaudi
Launch of the Economic Graph 2014 433m Members 8m companies 6m jobs 3b Endorsements for 45K+ skills 28K schools 275K Daily posts #connectinsaudi
Acquisition of Lynda.com: April 2015 #connectinsaudi
Launch of Next Generation Recruiter: Oct 2015 Spotlight Have company connections Candidates who know someone in your company Visibility on candidates that have already applied Have applied Directly ask your employees for an introduction to potential candidates Ask for a referral #connectinsaudi
A Transformation Story … All the way from Syria to France #connectinsaudi