Who we are

We are building a new professional social network for people who are over networking.

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It’s okay not to be a thought leader, a guru, or a rockstar. In fact, we’re tired of the personal branding, posturing, and fake flexing that plagues professional networks.

The real you is enough. The problem is that it’s impossible to see that version of you - the one who exists beyond resume bullet points.

We believe there is room for a different kind of professional and social space. A place where you’re not filtered out because your last job wasn’t at a “hot” company or you didn’t graduate from a “prestigious” university. Where the world can see your skills and accomplishments along with the qualities that make you great to work with (like your kindness, courage, integrity, grit, loyalty, and sense of humor).

Meet the team

We’re obsessed with making hiring more human and helping people grow their careers

Joe Fernandez
CEO & co-founder
Leadership
Relentless
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Dave Grijalva
CTO & co-founder
Leadership
Problem solver
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Weston Westenborg
Cofounder
Attention to detail
Positive energy
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Jenise Vu
Head of Marketing
Growth marketing
Scrappy
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Christine Elafan
Member Placement & Ops
Supporting others
Resourceful
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Scott Mace
Back End Engineer
Product instincts
Team player
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Chris Bellman
Full Stack Engineer
Managing complexity
Dependable
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Jeff Ham
Software Engineer / Designer
Visual design
Relentless
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Jakub Vodak
iOS Engineer
Getting things done
Dependable
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Amber Gianvecchio
Customer Success Manager
Process building
Organized
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Backed by top investors

Alpaca](https://alpaca.vc/)

Goodwater Capital](https://www.goodwatercap.com/)

A16z](https://a16z.com/)

Wonder Ventures](https://wondervc.com/)

Vamos Ventures](https://vamosventures.com/)

Slauson & Co](https://www.slauson.co/)

Homebrew](https://homebrew.co/)

Scott Belsky](http://www.scottbelsky.com/)

TenOneTen](https://www.tenoneten.net/)

Kevin Durant](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/kevin-durant)