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The LinkedIn Hyper-Growth Story: How Culture Outscaled the Giants

Steve Cadigan takes audiences inside LinkedIn’s explosive growth. Through behind-the-scenes stories, he reveals the lessons leaders can apply to attract, grow, and retain great talent in today’s competitive market.

 

 

Inside the Talent Strategy That Outpaced Tech Giants

From 2009 to 2012, LinkedIn scaled from 400 to 4,000 employees and expanded across 17 countries—all while competing against the biggest names in tech.

In this high-energy keynote, Steve Cadigan takes you inside that journey, revealing how LinkedIn attracted and grew world-class talent despite lower salaries and less brand recognition.

Through stories and lessons from the frontlines, attendees will see how purpose, culture, and bold experiments helped LinkedIn outmaneuver giants.

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Takeaways

  • Learn why mission beats money in talent attraction.
  • Discover how to scale culture without losing values.
  • Understand how employer brand shapes competitiveness.
  • Avoid common mistakes in high-growth hiring.
  • Apply LinkedIn’s lessons to today’s talent market.
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