Foursquare the center of gravity from the check-in service to the local discovery

Foursquare earlier this month to adjust the strategic plan, the center of gravity from the registration service to the local discovery, and the introduction of a new independent check-in application "Swarm", today Re/code news that the company COO Evan Cohen and the long-term responsibility of the company's business development executives Holger Luedorf will leave the company.

Foursquare said Cohen and Luedorf left at the same time, just a coincidence. In fact, the company has been looking for a successor to Cohen for the past six months, and it is understood that Jeffrey Glueck, a former entrepreneur-in-residence entrepreneur, will become the company's new COO since June 16 , and Cohen will continue to serve as a corporate advisor.

Holger Luedorf's successor is Mike Harkey, Foursquare's own BD team, after leaving, Luedorf plans to join the San Francisco Express start-up company Postmates, still responsible for BD work.

Cohen said he resigned because of his personal problems, and said he was in a state of insufficient power, hoping the company would find more promising candidates.

In the company during the change, and encounter senior management turnover problem, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley said the two people's departure is just a coincidence, the company now all work well, for the future development is full of confidence, Crowley also expressed to Cohen and Thanks to Luedorf.