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Eric Ly is the co-founder of LinkedIn, a social networking site for the business community, and the founder of Presdo, a mobile app for networking at events. He was born in Vietnam, studied at Stanford and MIT, and worked at Apple, IBM, and Sun Microsystems before starting his own ventures.
Eric Ly is a Stanford graduate and a co-founder of KarmaCheck, a platform for event professionals. He also worked at LinkedIn as a software engineer and manager, and has patents and articles on online marketplaces and AI.
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In this episode, our host James Mackey sits down with Eric Ly, the co-founder of LinkedIn and Co-Founder & CEO of KarmaCheck, to discuss his experiences buil...
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6 days ago · Eric Ly has a storied career: He started as an engineering intern at IBM, and 20 years later found himself co-starting and serving as the founding CTO of LinkedIn. After that, he went on to start...
Nov 16, 2023 · Eric Ly shares his lessons on building a business from his experience at LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network. He advises entrepreneurs to embrace imperfection, diversity, humility and learning in the dynamic world of business.
Jul 16, 2024 · Eric Ly is a serial entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded LinkedIn and KarmaCheck. KarmaCheck is a platform that uses technology to speed up and improve background checks for employment.
LinkedIn (/ lɪŋktˈɪn /) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. It was launched on May 5, 2003 by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly. [6] . Since December 2016, LinkedIn has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. [7] .
