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LinkedIn – the Lonely Explorer
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LinkedIn – the Lonely Explorer

36Kr, 2017

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7

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  • Analytical
  • Applicable
  • Concrete Examples

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American-based LinkedIn often has been cited as the only high-profile, foreign Internet business to have made it in China. The platform offers something Chinese people covet but can’t access through local competitors: connections to highly reputable companies and universities in the West. However, LinkedIn also seems to have gotten some things about the Chinese market right. Chinese tech media website 36Kr’s entrepreneurship reporter Chen Chen explains LinkedIn’s successful localization strategy. However, on June 23rd, 2017, LinkedIn China CEO Shen Boyang announced that he will be leaving the company. Insiders say that after Microsoft took over, executives decided not to renew his contract. Some experts whisper that LinkedIn China may be falling short of expectations. Chitu, in particular, faltered against domestic competitors despite LinkedIn’s considerable investment in the product. Chen ends his article in a cautionary note: The question he can’t answer is whether Linkedin China’s success will continue. Time will tell. Meanwhile, getAbstract recommends this article to corporate executives and business managers who are thinking about entering the Chinese market.

Take-Aways

  • While other foreign companies have failed in China, LinkedIn China has grown from 4 million users to 32 million users in 3 years.
  • LinkedIn granted its Chinese subsidiary the flexibility to operate like a local startup.
  • LinkedIn China formed partnerships with China’s tech giants to increase LinkedIn’s applicability beyond professional networking.

About the Author

Chen Chen is a staff writer for 36Kr, a leading tech media website in China that provides reports on businesses and start-ups.