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This is not a genuine post. This is a thinly-veiled informercial. She is an angel investor and owns a fund that invests in the type of professional networks sh

This is not a genuine post. This is a thinly-veiled informercial. She is an angel investor and owns a fund that invests in the type of professional networks she is promoting. She is even an angel investor for a company that she directly promotes in the post (Webflow). LinkedIn is sufficient the way it currently is. 1. Connect and contact professional peers 2. Contact recruiters 3. Display bare minimum work experience and look up this information of peers 4. Link to specialized work and portfolio e.g. github That covers the majority of consumer use cases and anything more complicates the website.

tachyonbeam 7y ago
I completely agree that this person should have been more forthcoming about their own affiliation. I think there are definitely issues with LinkedIn though. What I don't like about LinkedIn is how scammy it feels. They've tried to get me to enter my e-mail password in the past so they could get all my contacts... No thanks. Then there's the issue of being contacted by recruiters all the time even though I have my profile set to not looking for a job. I also wish there was a way to also say "not willing to relocate" (is there?). Lastly, I think the website could be more streamlined/simplified and better looking. That pic she posted from the LinkedIn interface in 2003. I like it better than the way the website looks now. So simple and straightforward. IMO, LinkedIn is "ripe for disruption". It's coasting on the network effect. The network effect is a powerful thing, but it didn't stop MySpace from getting killed despite its 100 million users.
- ses1984 7y ago
  >I also wish there was a way to also say "not willing to relocate" (is there?). Would that stop recruiters from asking?
- throwaway2048 7y ago
  Who doesn't want to relocate for that swanky 6 month contract job in Iowa at 25% of your current pay.
ryanhuff 7y ago
You missed as a sales lead channel. Most of the activity I see are from vendors trying to sell products and services.

tachyonbeam 7y ago

I completely agree that this person should have been more forthcoming about their own affiliation. I think there are definitely issues with LinkedIn though. What I don't like about LinkedIn is how scammy it feels. They've tried to get me to enter my e-mail password in the past so they could get all my contacts... No thanks. Then there's the issue of being contacted by recruiters all the time even though I have my profile set to not looking for a job. I also wish there was a way to also say "not willing to relocate" (is there?). Lastly, I think the website could be more streamlined/simplified and better looking. That pic she posted from the LinkedIn interface in 2003. I like it better than the way the website looks now. So simple and straightforward. IMO, LinkedIn is "ripe for disruption". It's coasting on the network effect. The network effect is a powerful thing, but it didn't stop MySpace from getting killed despite its 100 million users.

ses1984 7y ago
>I also wish there was a way to also say "not willing to relocate" (is there?). Would that stop recruiters from asking?
throwaway2048 7y ago
Who doesn't want to relocate for that swanky 6 month contract job in Iowa at 25% of your current pay.

ryanhuff 7y ago

You missed as a sales lead channel. Most of the activity I see are from vendors trying to sell products and services.