Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#1

Post by pacov » Sat, May 19, 2012, 10:35 PM UTC

Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn
diegobasch.com

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#2

Post by dude_abides » Sat, May 19, 2012, 10:57 PM UTC

tldr version (quoting the OP):

  I am exhausted from seven years of almost nonstop work, and I need a break.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#3

Post by 1234the1234 » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:05 PM UTC

I am exhausted from seven years of almost nonstop work, and I need a break.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#4

Post by 1234the1234 » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:08 PM UTC

when are you guys going to get how used you are.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#5

Post by rodolphoarruda » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:20 PM UTC

His LinkedIN profile page now displays: "CEO of Nothing at all". LOL

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#6

Post by amcintyre » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:25 PM UTC

dude_abides wrote: post #2

tldr version (quoting the OP): I am exhausted from seven years of almost nonstop work, and I need a break.

I hope he got paid well for it--that kind of thing can leave you wiped out for a long time.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#7

Post by espeed » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:32 PM UTC

1234the1234 wrote: post #4

when are you guys going to get how used you are.

He sold his company, IndexTank (http://engineering.linkedin.com/open-source/indextank-now-op...) to LinkedIn a few months ago.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#8

Post by 1234the1234 » Sat, May 19, 2012, 11:45 PM UTC

espeed wrote: post #7

1234the1234 wrote: post #4

when are you guys going to get how used you are.

He sold his company, IndexTank ( http://engineering.linkedin.com/open-source/indextank-now-op... ) to LinkedIn a few months ago.

And lost 7 of the best years of his youth.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#9

Post by joshu » Sun, May 20, 2012, 5:47 AM UTC

amcintyre wrote: post #6

dude_abides wrote: post #2

tldr version (quoting the OP): I am exhausted from seven years of almost nonstop work, and I need a break.

I hope he got paid well for it--that kind of thing can leave you wiped out for a long time.

In my experience, it takes ~ 6 months to unburn, AT LEAST.

Re: Diego Basch is leaving LinkedIn

#10

Post by sparknlaunch12 » Sun, May 20, 2012, 7:27 AM UTC

I wonder why he leaves 12 months after the IPO? Maybe there was a contractual reason?

http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2012/05/18/happy-birthd...