Episode

How LinkedIn became interesting: The inside story | Tomer Cohen (CPO at LinkedIn)

Tomer Cohen, chief product officer at LinkedIn, describes how the platform's feed transformed from a promotional, activity-driven stream into an engaging destination for professional knowledge sharing, driven by a carved-out cohort of members used to prove the new approach before rolling it out company-wide. He explains LinkedIn's early embrace of an AI-first mindset, treating algorithm objectives and data as core product leadership work, and reflects on his career philosophy of pursuing conviction over evidence.