Hari Srinivasan
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# LinkedIn’s product evolution and the art of building complex systems | Hari Sr
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I felt very honored. Again, I really have followed your work for a while. It’s b
Absolutely. Also, thank you to Jatin for recommending a bunch of questions that
Well, first, I’m glad you’re having a good experience with it. That’s really, re
Do you know if there’s any product changes that have most contributed to that fe
Yeah. Do you have any sense of the kind of content that works best on LinkedIn i
I think I’m actually not getting as much success as I could because I don’t put
Yeah. It’s basically any product on LinkedIn that helps you get a job or learn a
The feed gets all the glory and you guys are making all the money?
We think about it as two different marketplaces. There’s a hiring marketplace, w
Wow. It’s just marketplaces all the way down as you talk about this. Hiring mark
Yeah. Well, first of all, the balance that you’re talking about, it is shifting
Hopefully, mysterious. I imagine it is. I don’t know. I guess Indeed might be a
It’s been through phases and I think those phases really reflect on the percepti
When you say industry experience, what’s an example of that?
There’s two things that anyone who’s hiring is always going to look for. They’re
Is there a max seniority that you find works effectively on LinkedIn to find a j
Yeah. I came through a small acquisition that they made of our company, and I th
Yeah. It does sound vague and a nice, fuzzy, warm thing that people can say. Wha
I do think it’s a lot of repeat, repeat, repeat. I do think that’s it. I do thin
Got it. Those make total sense to me.
You can Google them too and so they’re very, very public, but probably the one t
Checks out. Checks out. What’s interesting is the connecting people to opportuni
It’s a fantastic question. I just openly think first of all, just career-wise, I
Let’s talk about these two processes. RAPID, and what was the other one? Five-da
With RAPID, I don’t know if I totally understand. Is that an acronym for somethi
… make decisions rapidly?
I would argue the most important thing is to have a single name on that decision
One more question along these lines.
I do think there’s two things to acknowledge. First, there’s an incredible growt
Awesome. Yeah. I’m just as a, I don’t know, armchair quarterback strategy person
That’s awesome. I always say that one of the things you don’t realize you have a
Question about your course. What are some of your biggest lessons that you teach
Yeah. Well, let’s start with how we look at the world, which is this idea of ski
Yeah. That’s actually a great segue to where I was going to go next, which is, y
Yeah, we are doing something with gummy bears. Lenny, I know you’re expecting a
Well, I don’t see it on Mind of Hari, so maybe by the time this comes out, put i
Yeah, it’s on the homepage. And then when they’re stock, we put them in the shop
What are two or three books you’ve recommended most to other people?
For some reason, I’ve been-
Yeah, it was very sweet. I feel like it got hyped too much for me. I’m like, oka
… much publicity. Okay, that’s it. The third one that I just downloaded becaus
Incredible. Next question. What is a favorite recent movie or TV show?
Yeah. The other one I did like, it’s not a TV show but I … God, what was it ca
… whatever’s in the show notes, that’s the one you meant. What is a favorite i
Both of those things. First, did they take on something that was super complex,
Next question. What is a favorite recent product that you’ve discovered that you
Well, it can. It has that feature. It has that capability, but it is a small pri
I haven’t tried that one yet, but it might be something we try next.
What’s the best way to find out about LinkedIn Learning? They just Google Linked
Well, you can find me on LinkedIn. That’s an easy one. I do really, really, real
You, too. Bye, everyone.
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