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Best of luck. I've been wanting to build this for 2 years but don't have the time or passion available to do it justice. My goals overlap a lot. If you haven'
by adabyron 2y ago
Best of luck. I've been wanting to build this for 2 years but don't have the time or passion available to do it justice.
My goals overlap a lot.
If you haven't seen https://huntr.co https://huntr.co I think they do a great job helping you manage job hunting.
I think the social feed is LinkedIn's weakness as well. It creates a bad incentive for the company. I would use it a lot more if the feed was useful instead of fake engagement bait. Same with LinkedIn Learning being more about basic entry level courses than quality expert content.
My suggestion is to help people build valuable networks that discuss actual hard topics. I've seen a few companies try to create small exclusive groups that cost money to join but they try to guarantee meaningful, intelligent discussions & sharing. LinkedIn once tried to limit your network, which I still think was the right way to run it.
A popular marketing technique is to be the "Anti" company. I hope you can pull off the Anti-LinkedIn. The copywriting for that should write itself.
One more aside on recruiting. LinkedIn's infamous for terrible recruiters trying to fill quotas it seems. I don't know if recruiters need limits on messaging people or some type of ranking system.
- fliellerjulian 2y agoWow — thank you for this. You totally get the pain we’re trying to solve, and I really appreciate the encouragement Funny enough, “The Anti-LinkedIn” has come up more than once during this launch - and I agree, the copy kind of writes itself when people feel the same pain. Also +1 on Huntr — great tool! We’re focused more on visibility and standing out before the apply button, but I think they complement each other well. You nailed something really important: the real opportunity is to create networks with actual signal — thoughtful discussions, deep expertise, and real connection. Not the dopamine feed. We’re starting super lightweight, but that’s absolutely part of the long-term vision. And yeah… LinkedIn Learning + random recruiter spam + engagement farming = what pushed us to build this in the first place. Thanks again for taking the time — would love to stay in touch as we build.