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Lazarus Rising or Icarus Falling? The GoPro and LinkedIn Question
- antiviral 11y agoDamodoran is a legend in the field of valuation and corporate finance. But while methods like this are theoretically perfect, what if LinkedIn's product is getting fundamentally less useful? How do you accurately model the decline of a software company, where shifts in adoption trends can be steep? Also Damodoran says things like this: "The top management of LinkedIn has struck me as more competent and less publicity-conscious that those at some other high profile social media companies." But what if part of the CEO's job is to ensure positive public sentiment for his product, which generates higher engagement (which in turn generates more revenue through conversions) ? Most of the commenters here and elsewhere seem to revile LinkedIn's tactics, so I would say Weiner isn't succeeding in his job. Maybe time for a change?