Former CEO Gina Bianchini sits down for an interview before she steps down from the helm I recently got a chance to interview Gina Bianchini, co-founder of Ning, a social networking publishing platform. When I asked her what her dream exit would be. it was pretty clear what she hoped for Ning.“When Marc [Andreesseen] and I started Ning, we said, 'Let’s swing for the fence.'"With $119 million in venture funding raised and a valuation of $750 million at the last round, they’re going to have to get pretty close to that fence or beyond it. But with Gina's surprise resignation on Monday, it looks like she won't be the batter with the pressure to hit the ball out of the park.Fortunately, I had the opportunity to talk to her about a number of topics during our ...   [ Read more ]