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If LinkedIn rolls out this feature widely that would be smart. LinkedIn’s main problem is that, as it says itself in its S-1 filing, the vast majority of LinkedIn members don’t actually use it. To be blunt: it’s just not useful for the majority of users. It’s only a minority of people like recruiters and salespeople who use the site. That’s the reason why your writer went through customer service hell to leave the site.

t would also be a good place to sell more advertising, which is the worst-performing of LinkedIn’s business units.

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However, 42-year Jeff Weiner, the chief executive of LinkedIn has some sobering advice for start-ups over anxious to go down this road. He thinks companies need to wait until they are ready, rather push through a listing on market or competitive pressure,

A company needs to have a clearly defined value proposition, a defensible competitive advantage, defined business model and profitability or a path to profitability all need to be factored in while planning such an issue. “Entrepreneurs must recognise that the IPO is only a stepping stone to reaching the long-term goals of the company,” Weiner contends