before linkedin cofounder reid hoffman made him a proposition to help run the professional social network. it was a match made in silicon valley heaven. weiner became the ceo he never expected to be and hoffman stayed on as chairman. linkedin has over 400 million members in 200 countries but faces its biggest challenge yet. so big, jeff weiner donated $14 million stock bonus to his employees. joining me today on "studio 1.0," jeff weiner. thank you so much for being here. we will start with the elephant in the room. after the first quarter earnings report, stocks plummeted 40+%. it still has not recovered. is the magnitude of that market reaction fair? jeff: who's to say whether or not it is fair. that's what markets do. they determine the day-to-day price. i think it was a surprise. we were not expecting that kind of response. when you look at the core elements of our business, they remain healthy. if you look at north american fuel cells for our flagship recruiter product, growth there has remained consistent. marketing solutions, business-wise, it'ss the fastest-growing business. and p

before reid hoffman made him a to help run the professional social network he started. it was a match made in silicon valley heaven. hoffman stayed on as chairman. linkedin has 400 million members and 200 companies but faces its biggest challenge yet. he donated his own staff bonus to his employees. jeff, thank you for being here. we are going to start with the elephant in the room -- after your first order earnings report, the stock plummeted 40 plus percent and still has not recovered. is the magnitude of that market reaction there? >> who's to say whether it is fair. markets determine the day-to-day price. i think it was a surprise. we were not expecting that kind of response and when you look at the core elements of our business, they remain healthy. if you look at north america same-store sales growth there has been consistent over the last few years. dates and business line, still the fastest growing business we have. post launch of our reimagined fabric out says, we have seen engagement on mobile and desktop. went so far ast to say we are sorry. is there somethin

your relationship with reid hoffman has been called one of the happiest partnerships in business historyjeff: superlatives, yeah. emily: what is it that works so well between the two of you? ♪ emily: your relationship with the hoffman has been called happiest, one of the happiest partnerships in business history. what is it that makes it work so well between the two of you? jeff: there's a lot of mutual respect. we were friends before this happened. he will tell you if you ask them a question, it turns out he will tell you the story almost for datum. -- verbatim. there's something in how we see the relationship so similarly. one of the most frequent he asked questions i got was what my relationship was like with him. i think that was code for what kind of drama is there. in the transition from the founder and former ceo to the newly hired professional. there was no drama. what people didn't realize was i didn't join linkedin in spite of reid. i joined a largely because of him. and because of the opportunity to work together. he's one of the most thoughtful people i've ever had the chance

before linkedin cofounder reid hoffman made him a proposition to help run the professional social networkatch made in silicon valley heaven. weiner became the ceo he never expected to be and hoffman stayed on as chairman. linkedin now has over 400 million members in 200 countries but faces its biggest challenge yet. so big, jeff weiner donated $14

before reid hoffman made him a to help run the professional social network he started.h made in silicon valley heaven. hoffman stayed on as chairman. linkedin has 400 million members and 200 companies but faces its biggest chale

before linkedin cofounder reid hoffman made him a proposition to help run the professional social networkch made in silicon valley have an. the ceo he never expected to be and hoffman stayed on as chairman. over 400 million members in 200 countries but faces its biggest