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Ed Baker

Cambridge, San Francisco
As seen in: Medium, MSN Ireland, MSN UK, The Telegraph, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo News UK, TechCrunch, Adweek, Yahoo Sports Canada and
Investor, Entrepreneur, and Growth Specialist. CPO at WHOOP. Previously VP of Growth at Uber and Head of International Growth at Facebook.

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Having guided growth for Facebook and Uber, Ed Baker functions as an advisor to four California-based companies. Ed Baker launched his career by founding the social networking website Friend.ly, which later earned him a position as the head of international growth for Facebook after it acquired Friend.ly in 2011.

More recently, Ed Baker joined Uber as its vice president of growth. As such, he led efforts to increase rider and driver retention. His team developed cheaper, more effective strategi…

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The Man Driving Growth at Uber

The Man Driving Growth at Uber

Last winter and spring, two teams of Uber executives faced off over the company's strategy in China-specifica…

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Facebook Acquires Social Q&A Service Friend.ly - Team To Work On New Things, But Service Will...

Facebook Acquires Social Q&A Service Friend.ly - Team To Work On New Things, But Service Will...

The acquisitions continue for Facebook. Last week, the social network bought Friend.ly, the social question a…

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Former Uber Executive Ed Baker, Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Ekistic Ventures' Da...

Former Uber Executive Ed Baker, Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Ekistic Ventures' Da...

LimeBike, the nation's leading dockless bike sharing service provider, today announced the launch of its Lime…

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The 'Facebook Class' Built Apps, and Fortunes

The 'Facebook Class' Built Apps, and Fortunes

"I almost didn't realize what it all meant," he says. Neither did many of his classmates. Back then, Facebook…

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Interview With Ed Baker About Growth * Mike Rucker, Ph.D.

Interview With Ed Baker About Growth * Mike Rucker, Ph.D.

Ed Baker is known for his expertise on growth. He is the former co-founder and CEO of Friend.ly, a site acqui…

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Why Friend.ly's Question and Answer Facebook Connect App Gained Millions of Users

Why Friend.ly's Question and Answer Facebook Connect App Gained Millions of Users

At the end of March, Facebook Connect app friend.ly, a question and answer site designed to help you get to k…

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Martinstown awarded Jack Douch trophy for cricket in community

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By Ed Baker
| Yahoo News UK Verified
MARTINSTOWN Cricket Club were bowled over when they were announced as winners of the Jack Douch trophy for cricket in the community. Henry Lewis accepted the award and the cheque for £500 at the Dorset Cricket Board presentation evening held at Hamworthy Club near Wimborne. It is the 13th year since Jack Douch died and the annual award in his memory was presented by grandson Nick, who now runs the family business, Douch Family Funeral Directors.
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Mystery over ‘magical’ gold ring with script that experts cannot translate

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By Ed Baker
| MSN Ireland Verified
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Mystery over ‘magical’ gold ring with script that experts cannot translate

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By Ed Baker
| Yahoo Canada Verified
'The Drayton' ring - dated 12th or 13th century, decorated with a sapphire and inscribed with 'magical' Lombardic script. Discovered by metal detectorist Chris Weir in Oxfordshire it has been declared treasure and returned to the finder who has now consigned it for sale - Timeless Auctions Mystery surrounds a gold ring from the 12th or 13th century that contains a script that no one has been able to translate.
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