HOFFMAN: The two most key people were Allen Blue and Jean-Luc. Alan knew everything from product specs to design to HTML. Jean-Luc does everything from server engineering to operations to technology strategy and planning. One of the things that makes small startups fun to work is you don’t have any deadwood. Everyone pulls more than their own weight. If you don’t do that you don’t survive.

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— Insiders Tell The Story Of LinkedIn’s Stunning Success