The Slideshare Story: From an idea that originated at Delhi Barcamp to LinkedIn acquisition

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Did you know that Slideshare concept actually originated in a Barcamp (Delhi, 2006)? From an idea to building a global product, Slideshare is an inspirational story to learn from (LinkedIn acquired Slideshare for $118.8mn)

Slideshare Cofounder Amit Ranjan shared the company’s journey and shares his insights on building a global product

– First speed, then scale.

– Scalability is a rich man’s problem.

– Organizational DNA matters more than competition/market.

Watch the video:

Amit’s presentation at UnPluggd

The SlideShare Story – Unpluggd Bangalore 7th July, 2012 from Amit Ranjan

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