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When I see people post on LinkedIn, I stop taking them seriously. Because they’re spending time and energy well spent elsewhere, posting into a meaningless haze
by jorisw 2mo ago
When I see people post on LinkedIn, I stop taking them seriously. Because they’re spending time and energy well spent elsewhere, posting into a meaningless haze of obligatory connections.
- nip 2mo agoFor some of us (founders, sales, GTM engineers), LinkedIn is "the place to be" if you want to find and engage with prospects. My customers are in healthcare, and they don't hang out on X for example (which is where I get most of my tech news alongside HN).
- jorisw 2mo agoHow do you reach prospects if the network is mostly "uh okay can't hurt to accept this connection I guess" type relationships? Are your prospects mostly existing business relationships?
- nip 2mo agoMultiple ways: - Cold outreach (rapidly becoming impossible with the amount of unhinged automation pouring over LinkedIn) - Engaging on the posts with my "takes", not selling anything, just genuinely helping / contributing - Warm connections that I've made, for me it's attending work fairs / conferences then connecting on LinkedIn - Posting as myself (the founder): AI-assisted engineering, industry takes, etc