Tom Krazit
Mar 30, 2011 8:23 PM
LinkedIn founder and prominent investor Reid Hoffman has a few simple rules for Internet companies: don’t surprise your users, don’t ask for something if you have nothing, and understand that the next big movement on the Web is the combination of data and mobile devices. Hoffman, speaking at the Web…
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Tameka Kee
Nov 17, 2009 11:30 AM
What ... me worry about “scammy” ad accusations? Social gamer Zynga may be struggling with an image problem stemming from its offer-based in-game ads, but an SEC filing shows that the company just got a fresh influx of cash—$15.1 million in a third round of funding—so clearly, its investors don’t…
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Tameka Kee
Nov 2, 2009 3:46 PM
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has joined Greylock Partners as an investing partner, and the VC firm—which currently backs Pandora and Israeli ad content-creator The Box, among others—has raised $575 million more for new investments. Greylock partner David Sze told VentureBeat that the firm had no trouble raising the new money,…
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Rafat Ali
Jun 24, 2009 2:08 PM
Reid Hoffman, who stepped in the CEO of LinkedIn only six months ago, has stepped down again, and Jeff Weiner, the former Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) exec who has been interim president at the company for those six months, is the business social network’s new CEO. Weiner has also joined the…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 22, 2008 6:00 PM
Ping.fm, a social media application that lets users cross-post messages to multiple sites has received an undisclosed amount of angel funding. Creative Commons CEO Joi Ito and LinkedIn founder and CEO Reid Hoffman are behind the investment (via RWW). Ping.fm launched in March and grew to include more than 30…
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Tameka Kee
Dec 17, 2008 8:35 PM
In a major executive shuffle, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is reclaiming his role as CEO and bringing former Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Jeff Weiner in as interim president, per the LAT. Dan Nye, who’s held the CEO post since Hoffman recruited him for the gig in early 2007, did not reveal…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jan 24, 2008 11:27 AM
There is life after flying toasters: SF-based chirp has raised unspecified angel funding for a screensaver that keeps a user updated on their social connections. The funding comes from Greylock Partners, SoftTech VC, Reid Hoffman (LinkedIN), Jay Adelson (Digg) and Dave Samuel (Spinner.com, Grouper). Chirp’s pitch is that it offers…
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Rafat Ali
Jan 20, 2008 3:24 PM
Not that this is a surprise, but LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has finally admitted it has been having talks with the “usual suspects” for a buyout, but then decided not to. “I know we are going to be much more valuable in a year or two…We have had (buyout) conversations…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jan 14, 2008 3:54 PM
Grouply, a service that helps people manage online discussions, has raised a $1.3 million first round, according to TechCrunch. The round included Reid Hoffman, SoftTech VC, Harvard Angels, and Western Technology Investment. The Redwood City, CA-based company offers a centralized location for active users of Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Google…
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