Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn
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#2What's the killer feature? How is it drastically different from LinkedIn or Angel.co?
Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn
#3What's the killer feature? How is it drastically different from LinkedIn or Angel.co?
I saw something about a trust score and some thing about investing on the site but I don't really understand how it works.
Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn
#4What's the killer feature? How is it drastically different from LinkedIn or Angel.co?
The TRU Score is the primary point of differentiation. The goal is to provide an independent way to measure reputation and trust, that uses community feedback.
There are many ways to generate a score for a person. Our method involves the trading of of virtual shares, which are bought/sold just like stocks. Share price changes are reflected in that persons TRU Score. The investments you make in others is reflected in your TRU Score.
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#5Turning personal trust in others into what looks like a stock market game strikes me as quite odd. I wouldn't find people trading internet points back and forth to determine my 'value' on a platform as something I would like. I like the trading of points even less considering the target of the website about people representing themselves in the scope of their professions.
Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn
#6What's the killer feature? How is it drastically different from LinkedIn or Angel.co?
The TRU Score is the primary point of differentiation. The goal is to provide an independent way to measure reputation and trust, that uses community feedback. There are many ways to generate a score for a person. Our method involves the trading of of virtual shares, which are bought/sold just like stocks. Share price changes are reflected in that persons TRU Score. The investments you make in others is reflected in…
I don't think this is how people's relationships work. Putting a number next to someone's name doesn't make this person more or less reliable. The only kind of recommendation that is trustworthy is the one made by someone you know.
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#7How do you plan to compete against LinkedIn & monetise?
Re: Show HN: I built a zero-cost, ad-free alternative to LinkedIn
#8Turning personal trust in others into what looks like a stock market game strikes me as quite odd. I wouldn't find people trading internet points back and forth to determine my 'value' on a platform as something I would like. I like the trading of points even less considering the target of the website about people representing themselves in the scope of their professions.
Turning personal trust in others into what looks like a stock market game strikes me as quite odd.
Because it feels like turning the individual into a commodity?
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#9Turning personal trust in others into what looks like a stock market game strikes me as quite odd. I wouldn't find people trading internet points back and forth to determine my 'value' on a platform as something I would like. I like the trading of points even less considering the target of the website about people representing themselves in the scope of their professions.
Valid point. Yet millions of people each day make buying decisions based on a simple 5-star rating. Trading shares is a very pure way to represent market value, whether that is company stock or cryptocurrency. We see an opportunity to apply the concept to a professional digital reputation? Where the TRU Score can be used as a form of currency.
Separate from the TRU Score, the platform provides the ability to connect with professionals across different service types, by "matching" services offered and services needed. So, you could offer your services and people could find/connect with you, independent of your TRU Score.
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#10Looks like Empirecred and Klout merged?