The document discusses growth and culture at LinkedIn. It notes that LinkedIn has experienced hyper-growth in recent years, growing to 225 million users, more than half of which signed up in the last 3-4 years. It attributes this growth to LinkedIn's culture and core values, which include acting like an owner, building relationships, and being open and transparent. The document argues that culture influences growth, but growth also shapes culture, and working at a fast-growing company like LinkedIn allows employees to help build the culture and brand in the coming years.

1. Growth & Culture
@vybs
Veena Basavaraj
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2. Professional Me
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3. My Growth
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4. Me growing up
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5. Not true.!
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6. Reality Until I was18
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7. 10 years later at LI
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8. Engineering Lead
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9. Building key products
and technologies that
impact millions
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10. How did I get here?
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11. Hard Work & Focus
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12. Well!
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13. There is one more
thing that drives my
growth
Hard Work & Focus
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14. The culture and
core-values I grew up
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15. #1
To constantly learn &
collaborate & adapt
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16. #2
Questioning the
status-quo
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17. #3
Taking risks while
solving problems,
innovating solutions
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18. Culture influenced the
key decisions I took and
take in shaping my
growth
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19. Enough of my story!
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20. Lets talk about
LinkedIn
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21. LinkedIn
Growth & Culture
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22. 10 years old now
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23. Lets talk about
Growth
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24. means...
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25. Successful IPO
LNKD
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26. 225 million users
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27. > half signed up in the
last 3-4 years
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28. it also means
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29. ~3800 employees
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30. > 2/3rd joined in last
3-4 years
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31. it also means
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32. adding richer products and
increased engagement
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33. In fact it is...
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34. not just growth
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35. Hyper-growth
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36. and it is...
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37. just getting started
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38. next play
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39. valuable insights to
professionals from
the global network
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40. transforming careers
of millions with
opportunities
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41. How does this all
happen?
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42. Same thing...
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43. Culture and
core-values drive it.
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44. #1
Acting like a owner
and taking intelligent
risks
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45. #2
Building
Relationships
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46. #3
Open, transparent
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47. Lets talk how I apply
these values
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48. everyday at work
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49. Evangelizing and build on
open technologies
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50. Code for Open source
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51. Hack-days, meet-ups
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52. Interns, hiring, mentoring
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53. 3 years @ LI
I have experienced
hyper-growth myself
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54. So...
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55. Growth and Culture
are 2 sides of the
same coin
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56. Culture influences
Growth
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57. But...
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58. Here is something
you may not learn
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59. in most work-places
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60. Growth shapes the
culture as well
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61. Growth means
success
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62. And successful companies
refine their culture as they
grow
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63. And working for a
hyper-growth
company like LI
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64. means...
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65. YOU get to build the
culture and the brand in
the coming years
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66. Come join us
@linkedin
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