LinkedIn founder calls Facebook non-competitor

Hoffman, founder of the professional social networking network LinkedIn, Sina Science and technology Beijing October 20 Evening News, Hoffman, the founder of professional social networking LinkedIn, said at the San Francisco Web2.0 conference in Wednesday that LinkedIn "　　Incredibly stuck to the original goal "and according to the strategy Facebook is not a competitor for LinkedIn. "Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg has said that all vertical industries will be socially John Batle, including People's work history," said John Battelle, host of the Conference. But LinkedIn clearly has its own way of developing. Do you think Facebook is a competitor to LinkedIn? Hoffman denies it, he says: "Facebook offers excellent products and grows." But I'm not sure everything will be social.　　Hoffman says he has realised that there are many different aspects of people's lives, such as at work and with friends. Hoffman points out that LinkedIn has incredibly maintained its original goal, whether it focus on professional social networks or the company's business model. "I think Facebook is great, but there are other important things that can help people work together," he says. Some of them are LinkedIn, some of which are Facebook, and others are Twitter.　　"And how to help people cooperate is an open question." "None of us know the answer at the moment," says Hoffman. That's why I like being an investor.　　Hoffman joined the venture company Greylock Partners in 2009 to become a partner of the company. Butler then asked Hoffman about his current venture-capital IPO. Hoffman is still bullish on the U.S. IPO market. "I think those companies that focus on long-term development will stand out," he says. It is a painful process and you will experience a lot of turbulence.　　He also said he would not spend much time studying the open market, because the market has its own rules. "I prefer the state to be decided by engineers, not by legislators," he concluded. (Lili) Share: