Recode Decode: LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2015

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Like rivals Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn is no longer just a social network, it's a content platform, a recruiting tool, a resume builder and much, much more. In the Red Chair this week, CEO Jeff Weiner explains how the company has grown and evolved. Plus, Walt Mossberg talks about apps for work and Ina Fried dives into the business of wearables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's sponsor is Audible.com, which has more than 180,000 audiobooks and spoken word audio products.
0:06.4	Get a free audiobook of your choice at audible.com slash decode.
0:11.2	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher.
0:19.1	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, Executive Editor of Recode, and you're listening to Recode Decode.
0:24.4	You may know me better as Ashley Madison, but in my spare time, I do tech reporting.
0:29.2	And this is a podcast about the tech industry and its impact on the lives of everyday people.
0:34.8	Our guest in today's red chair interview is Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn.
0:40.0	A former Yahoo exec who joined the workplace-focused social network in 2008, Weiner oversaw the recent $1.5 billion acquisition of Linda.com.
0:50.0	LinkedIn has a giant user base and companies of all sizes use it to find new workers.
0:54.8	In the new economy, LinkedIn has a more important role than many people realize.
0:58.6	And Jeff has been doing very well as CEO there as other companies have had more trouble in the space.
1:04.5	Here to talk about it is Jeff, who I've known forever since when he arrived in Silicon Valley.
1:09.6	2011.
1:10.8	2011.
1:12.8	2011.
1:14.8	It has been a while.
1:16.8	2014.
1:18.8	Yeah, I know. It's astonishing.
1:20.8	A little bit about what you're doing now at LinkedIn.
1:23.4	And then we'll talk about your background too.
1:25.8	Because I think people like to get to know where people came from and how they got there.
1:28.8	The origin story.
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