Houzz Hires CFO From LinkedIn as the Startup Gears Up for an IPO
- Richard Wong joins the startup after helping LinkedIn debut
- Houzz is said to be valued by investors at $4 billion
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Houzz Inc. has hired a chief financial officer from LinkedIn Corp. as the home design and shopping services website prepares for an initial public offering.
Richard Wong, LinkedIn’s former vice president of finance, is Houzz’s first c-suite executive hire and signals the Palo Alto, California-based business’s effort to prep itself for public markets. He’d been with LinkedIn for eight years and played a role in the professional social network’s own coming-out party.