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Tours of Duty
Organizing the Alliance
How did David Hahn go from a twenty-three-year-old with no business experience to one of the most sought-after executives in Silicon Valley? The answer is the unique way he structured his nine years of working at LinkedIn. Over four distinct “tours of duty,” Hahn transformed the company and his career.
His first tour was as a junior business analyst; his last tour was running all of LinkedIn’s monetization products as a vice president. Each time, with a different manager, he scoped out a mission objective that led to long-term benefit for both sides. For the company, it shipped dozens of key products under Hahn’s stewardship. For the employee (Hahn), he acquired the managerial experience he needed to fulfill ...
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