Ask HN: LinkedIn, but only for people you've physically met?
I keep getting requests for an intro with people who are my LinkedIn connections, but I don't actually know them.
I'm thinking of an app that would generate a unique QR code, but the person scanning has to be in the same location. May also need to take a selfie together. There seems to be additional value in making it a little more complicated. This means you really should have a good conversation with each other and want to stay connected, so both have a more exclusive connection.
You build a network like that -- you have a guarantee that all the contacts of someone you have met that are in this network actually know them, or at least met them once.
Am I missing any obvious things? Any technical difficulties? How could you hack this system for verification?
Thanks!
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For all of LinkedIn’s problems, this sounds like a problem that can be easily solved with some self-discipline.
I only add, and only accept requests from people I actually know.
Sounds like "LinkedIn Personal" can be launched. I hope LinkedIn listens to your and mine idea and hands us some of the profits.
If you can offer a reduced AI slop place where i can simply keep contacts and stay updated with their career progression, I’d drop LinkedIn in a heartbeat.
The question is and always has been how can you monetize that for yourself without tainting it. If you crack that code, you’d likely be Gabe Newell.