1 - I use it to get in contact with colleagues I've lost track of. 2 - When I have a meeting with someone I look them up on linkedin before the meeting/call/wh

1 - I use it to get in contact with colleagues I've lost track of. 2 - When I have a meeting with someone I look them up on linkedin before the meeting/call/whatever. It's fun when it turns out we know some people in common or worked (even overlapped) at the same company or institution. 3 - I've paid for previous companies' recruiters to use the recruiting tool. I have no idea how it works, or how well, unfortunately but the recruiters all want it. I have gotten good candidates, but would we have gotten them without it? My current startup is still in the word-of-mouth mode but I'm sure if we need to step up hiring we'll be sending LI $20K/month or whatever it is.