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That's where they make their money though. In my view you are missing out on a huge part of the value, and a lot of career opportunities by not using it to mee

That's where they make their money though. In my view you are missing out on a huge part of the value, and a lot of career opportunities by not using it to meet new people who share your field, vision and passion for your work. It's like listening to the same songs over and over and never doing any music discovery. It's not so "salesy", it's more about expanding your network beyond people you already know. This isn't something to eliminate, this is the whole value of the platform. Otherwise it's just a glorified mass text.

johannes1234321 2y ago
There are ways to do that in paces with a way better signal to noise ratio. Especially if I care about local connections in my area. (Meetups, local communities, etc)
- iancmceachern 2y ago
  It's funny, it's the exact opposite for me. I can go to a dozen local meetups and not meet one heart transplant surgeon or CEO of an artificial heart company or other blood pumping medical device. Even major cities have only a handful and they are busy. There is very little chance of bumping into them at a local meetup. It's much more time efficient for us to connect in this way. Anecdotally, I've seen its common in the bay area at least for folks to exchange linkedin qr codes right away when meeting new folks, like a business card.
  - DrFalkyn 2y ago
    The best place to meet heart transplant surgeons is at conferences
    - iancmceachern 2y ago
      Not really, I've been to many. I've flown all over the world to attend them. ISHLT, ISRBP, ASAIO, etc. Attending them regularly for years was not nearly as effective as the techniques I've outlined above. That's what I'm trying to say, from personal experience. Do you say so from personal experience? So in the end, you are saying this is a networking app for people who want to network using apps less?
  - johannes1234321 2y ago
    This is not my area, but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? I expect them to either work (doing surgery or administrative work) or relax at the golf course. For the CEO it is a bit different, doing marketing maybe part of their Job. However in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. Which immediately is more personal than one in a million messages on LinkedIn. But again, not my field.
    - johnnyanmac 2y ago
      >but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" posts that makes them connections. a potentially pompous surgeon is more than no surgeon if your goal is meeting likeminded connections. >in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. sure, a conference which may not be in your area (so add in time and money to travel), potentially in certain areas needing a higher level pass (so more money). It's effective, but not potentially accessible. As well as rare; unless you have plenty of travel time you may only get to go to a few conferences a year. And even with all that a deep connection is not guaranteed.

johannes1234321 2y ago

There are ways to do that in paces with a way better signal to noise ratio. Especially if I care about local connections in my area. (Meetups, local communities, etc)

iancmceachern 2y ago
It's funny, it's the exact opposite for me. I can go to a dozen local meetups and not meet one heart transplant surgeon or CEO of an artificial heart company or other blood pumping medical device. Even major cities have only a handful and they are busy. There is very little chance of bumping into them at a local meetup. It's much more time efficient for us to connect in this way. Anecdotally, I've seen its common in the bay area at least for folks to exchange linkedin qr codes right away when meeting new folks, like a business card.
- DrFalkyn 2y ago
  The best place to meet heart transplant surgeons is at conferences
  - iancmceachern 2y ago
    Not really, I've been to many. I've flown all over the world to attend them. ISHLT, ISRBP, ASAIO, etc. Attending them regularly for years was not nearly as effective as the techniques I've outlined above. That's what I'm trying to say, from personal experience. Do you say so from personal experience? So in the end, you are saying this is a networking app for people who want to network using apps less?
- johannes1234321 2y ago
  This is not my area, but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? I expect them to either work (doing surgery or administrative work) or relax at the golf course. For the CEO it is a bit different, doing marketing maybe part of their Job. However in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. Which immediately is more personal than one in a million messages on LinkedIn. But again, not my field.
  - johnnyanmac 2y ago
    >but will the surgeon really waste time at LinkedIn? Depends on the person. But I'm sure the most conscientious ones will be the people making those "viral" posts that makes them connections. a potentially pompous surgeon is more than no surgeon if your goal is meeting likeminded connections. >in both cases I expect an assistant etc to be at a conference, who then can introduce me. sure, a conference which may not be in your area (so add in time and money to travel), potentially in certain areas needing a higher level pass (so more money). It's effective, but not potentially accessible. As well as rare; unless you have plenty of travel time you may only get to go to a few conferences a year. And even with all that a deep connection is not guaranteed.