Category: About Mario Sundar
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Covid Made Me Do It: Life, Love & Work
Purpose. The Only Road 2020’s Dumpster Fires Led Us To and Why! By good rights I ought not to have so much Put on me, but there seems no other way. Len says one steady pull more ought to do it. 55 He says the best way out is always through. This post has been…
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Time for Stories: The Next Era Of Social Media is Now!
12 years. 3 Startups. LinkedIn & Twitter are two of the startups in social tech, I’ve been a part of. Here’s my third – Firework.
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2020: Reflections on a Year Gone Wrong!
How I escaped my worst year and what it taught me about 2020 It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. 2020 was the worst of times! Table of Contents 2020: Reflections on a Year Gone So Wrong! How I escaped my worst year and what it taught me about 2020…
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Give me that reason. A reason to write.
I am 35 years old. Today. Feels odd, since I haven’t shared that on Facebook and here I am for the first time sharing this with all you guys – my readers. But this post is about you and me. And, Justin Timberlake. Ha. I'm seeing all of these bday wishes from everyone. Thank you…
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Find your Inner Blog.
“Don’t censor yourself. Don’t go along with the crowd. Don’t be greedy. Don’t be cheap. Young as you are, play dead — so that your eyes will stay open.” – Nadine Gordimer Thus ends Jeffrey Eugenides’ advice to 10 Whiting Award winners this past year. Words that resonate strongly with me during this holiday season for…
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What’s it like to work at LinkedIn?
I get that question some times and I felt Mashable recently did a great job summarizing what it is to work at LinkedIn. Check out similar posts they’ve done in the past for other companies. I was happy to share my thoughts on LinkedIn (where I’ve worked for ~4.5 years now) and glad that Erica…
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My keynote chat at the Online Marketing Summit 2011
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke at the Online Marketing Summit where I had an opening day keynote chat with Aaron Kahlow on topics ranging from the future of the social media strategist role (something I discussed on Quora recently) to discussing smart ways for marketers and businesses to use LinkedIn. Aaron Kahlow and…
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In the News: Why Quora? Why Now?
Another month passes, and here are a couple more leading publications – Mashable and Ragan – who quoted some of my thoughts on social media, both of which came about through my participation on Quora. So, if you’re serious about building your expertise online and sharing that with the rest of the world. Start sharing…
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Why I moved to Toronto
This is surreal. Just last week, I was chilling on a sailboat with my friends in San Francisco. And, here I am writing this post from a hotel room in Toronto, the culmination of a week of hectic activities that’s been months in the making. My LinkedIn story, continues… I’m stoked at the continuation of…
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In the News: Being a Trust Agent
As LinkedIn’s social media guy and given my experience around community marketing, I get quoted on social media themed articles or blog posts. Here are the three most recent quotes that appeared in some of my favorite blogs and magazines – Inc. Magazine, Mashable and Chris Brogan’s blog – where I talk about social media…
Notes from Nothing 