风投公司打造硅谷终极商务社交网络？

    但在很多情况下，这个平台发挥作用的原因是因为它帮助人们获得了实时竞争信息。举例来说，眼镜销售商Warby Parker联合CEO尼尔•布卢门撒尔就用它来招聘员工。他说：“他们（为登陆论坛的人）提供了大量企业中关键职位的薪酬信息，比如初级软件工程师或者首席财务官。这对创始人的招聘工作非常有用。”

    这个社交网络很管用，但是却有时间限制。雅虎（Yahoo）收购Xobni后，邦福特加入了雅虎，因而失去了这个论坛的成员资格。被收购或首发上市后，公司负责人就不能再登陆论坛。不过，这个论坛帮助成员们在线下建立的关系不会就此消失。（财富中文网）

    译者：Charlie 

    But most frequently, the network is useful because it helps people access competitive information in real-time. Warby Parker co-CEO Neil Blumenthal has used it for help with hiring, for example. "They've aggregated compensation information (for people that have opted in) for key roles within a company -- a junior software engineer, for example, or a CFO. When founders are making these hires, it's really helpful."

    The network is a perq with a time limit, however. When Yahoo (YHOO) acquired Xobni, Bonforte joined Yahoo -- and lost his First Round network membership. Once a company is acquired or has an initial public offering, its executives lose access. However, the offline relationships the network fosters don't disappear.