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March 12.

Today is definitely a big day for LinkedIn in its three-year history.

Because from today onwards, in addition to Zhu Ke as a sole shareholder, LinkedIn has ushered in several very powerful allies to join us!

The Series A financing launched by LinkedIn has attracted the attention of countless investors at home and abroad.

Capital tycoons, financial superheroes, giant corporations...the list goes on and on, they all want to share the delicious cake of LinkedIn.

A series of well-known media such as "Bloomberg", "Finance", "Fortune", "Washington Post", etc., launched successive reports;

Mainstream TV stations such as NBC, CBS, ABC, and their financial channels are also key reports;

The local media in Seattle was even more sensational!

With a valuation of more than 420 million US dollars, people with a discerning eye will know that LinkedIn will start a sweeping mode, sweeping away all the competitors in the same industry that are chasing behind.

"The overlord in the field of online recruitment and online employment is about to be born!"

This is the front page headline of the new issue of Caijing media, which has attracted a lot of public discussions across the United States.

"The value of LinkedIn is definitely underestimated. It has long been the overlord in the field of online recruitment and online employment. I am sure that in ten years, it will become a unicorn company with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars!" Well-known Economist Teva Sloan said.

The same type of network employment agency, terrified!

One of them counts as one, and they are all very nervous now!

Interactive recruitment companies, is a clear example.

White Williams, CEO of Interactive Recruitment Company and one of the founders, said with fear: "The companies that cooperate with LinkedIn involve energy, finance, services, agriculture, real estate and other aspects, covering almost all social, You can imagine the types of jobs, even the 100 companies in the United States, can have LinkedIn companies as partnerships, and even strategic partnerships.”

"My God~"

"It was the leader in the industry, and once it managed to get a lot of money,

Plus a few powerful allies, so how are we going to play? "

"In the future, who can stop the development of LinkedIn?!"

White Williams was so angry that he had the urge to flip the table!

The other colleagues were also annoyed, but there was nothing they could do.

No way~

The foundation that Zucker laid for LinkedIn is too solid!

Once upon a time, the development of the Internet industry was based on winning the number of users. In contrast, LinkedIn, it is obvious that this is not the case.

In the process of development, LinkedIn not only attaches great importance to the growth of the number of users, but also pays more attention to the level of user experience. The boutique jobs offered by large companies have always attracted the attention of job seekers.

"Its foundation is too solid. We want to surpass it. It is very difficult and almost despairing."

"In the business model, the most terrifying thing is not that creativity wins, nor is it the crushing of large funds, but that it is steady and steady, one step at a time!"

"It's clear that LinkedIn is going with this slow and steady strategy."

Well, the same goes for bald Amazon. When other companies began to expand overseas, Amazon was still very stubborn, working hard to cultivate the North American market and turning it into an iron bucket.

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After some consideration, Zucker directly decided to join the four companies.

They are Amazon Mall, Microsoft, Heidrick \u0026 Struggles headhunting company, and Languan Capital in Europe. These are the four companies!

1. Amazon Mall, needless to say, it is the e-commerce overlord in North America today, and the originator of cloud computing in the future, with strong strength;

2. Microsoft, even though it was deeply investigated by anti-monopoly and suffered heavy losses in the Internet bubble, it is still the hegemon of the software field in the world today, and its strength is a mess;

3. Heidrick \u0026 Struggles headhunting company, one of the top five headhunting companies in the world, has super-strong human resource information worldwide, especially the information collection of senior elite talents, which few commercial companies in the world can match;

4. Languan Capital, the third largest hedge fund in Europe. Michael Platt, the boss of Blue Crown Capital, is also a guest of dignitaries from various European countries and regions. At the same time, he is also a member of the EU economic advisory team. He has a strong network and influence in Europe.

The addition of four powerful allies instantly gave LinkedIn a qualitative leap in terms of capital, contacts, and network.

As soon as the news came out, it caused an instant sensation!

The "Washington Post" published an article for the first time: "The combination of the powerful, there is no doubt that a giant company is about to rise!"

The Boston Evening News said: "It is foreseeable that the online recruitment and online employment industry will usher in a big sweep and a big earthquake!"

"Bloomberg" issued an article: "No Wall Street investment banks involved? Zucker Wald is a member of Wall Street himself, and is a very strategic investor. In the United States, his LinkedIn company does not need at all. The financial support of Wall Street. At least not in the A round of financing, but it is not ruled out that when the B round and C round of financing, there will be Wall Street investment banks joining. "

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The continuous reports from many well-known media have made LinkedIn's popularity rise again and again. That is to say, LinkedIn is not currently a listed company, otherwise, the stock price will definitely rise sharply.

Of course, how can there be no "California Entertainment News" and "Los Angeles Entertainment News" in the reports of multiple media?

The two entertainment media reported on financial finance and Internet information, how discordant!

But who made them Zucker's hardcore punks? !

As long as it is about Zucker himself, or about Zucker's industry, you can definitely see them publish reports for the first time.

"California Entertainment News, Los Angeles Entertainment News, they are the shame of the media!"

Many media and newspapers have complained about them countless times.

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At the latest LinkedIn shareholder meeting.

Zhu Ke clearly stated: "Within one year, we will completely win the North American market, increase LinkedIn's market share from the current 52% to over 80%, and become a veritable leader in online recruitment and online employment!"

Microsoft, Amazon, Heidrick \u0026 Struggles, Blue Crown Capital Quartet shareholders and shareholder representatives unanimously support Zucker's decision.

And, a company much like LinkedIn can achieve this stated goal.

As the chairman of LinkedIn, Zhu Ke has a strong sense of Internet business, which is deeply supported by Microsoft and Amazon.

"In the future, our LinkedIn company will not only be satisfied with online recruitment and online employment, but also make long-term development in Internet news and online education, and strive to become one of the new forces in the social field."

Zucker said solemnly.

In a word, pure online recruitment and online job placement are not Zhu Ke's plans for LinkedIn at all. The intention is obviously higher and farther.

LinkedIn's Series A round, in general, is very fast!

Cut through the mess!

The reason why it is so fast is really.... Lang Youqing concubine intention!

Since then, Zucker's shareholding in LinkedIn has been reduced from 100% to 75%. Paid the shares, won more than $130 million in cash flow at a valuation of more than $420 million, and acquired 4 strong partners.

Even in the future, after the B rounds, C rounds of financing, or even after the listing, Zhu Ke's shareholding ratio is reduced to less than 20%, or less, Zu Ke is sure to firmly hold the power of LinkedIn.

" "The third is sent.

Don't think that 20% of the shares of listed companies with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars, the founders rarely have more than 8% of the shares.