American social networking website for people in professional occupations
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning LinkedIn
You’re About to Compete With 100 Billion Creators
GaryVee
Mentioned as a platform where long-form content is 'exploding', used by personal brands for publishing.
Social Media Is Dead
GaryVee
A professional networking platform where organic content can be posted to build a brand.
Peter Thiel on How to Think for Yourself | Q&A on The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Founded by Reed Hoffman, mentioned as a company launched by a member of the PayPal Mafia.
Reid Hoffman & Michael McCullough Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Co-founded by Reed Hoffman, a professional networking platform with over 300 million users.
Noah Kagan Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A professional networking platform, mentioned as a tool to filter through people when looking for sales leads.
SEO Advice from SurveyMonkey Director of SEO and Growth, Eli Schwartz
Y Combinator
A professional networking platform where Eli Schwartz is active and responds to messages, making it a good way to connect with him.
World Leading Psychologist: How To Succeed In Life & World: Jamil Qureshi
The Diary Of A CEO
Identified as Jamil Qureshi's primary communication platform for business and professional interaction.
Why Social Media Will Change Your Life in 2026
GaryVee
A professional networking platform, particularly valuable for B2B content and written word marketing.
Suhail Doshi - How to Measure Your Product
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an example of a company whose registered user count was deemed less important than active usage.
Reduce Your Screentime (5 Simple Steps) | Cal Newport
Cal Newport
Mentioned as a platform that can be accessed through a browser and modified to reduce addictive elements.
Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More
Tim Ferriss
A business and employment-oriented social media service, mentioned as a company founded by PayPal Mafia members.
How to Be a Great Founder with Reid Hoffman (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 13)
Y Combinator
Used as a primary example throughout the lecture to illustrate concepts like contrarian ideas, network growth, investment theses, and long-term vision.
Dr. Paul Conti: Tools and Protocols for Mental Health | Huberman Lab Guest Series
Andrew Huberman
Social media platform where Andrew Huberman discusses science and related tools.
Eric Schmidt — Lessons from a Trillion-Dollar Coach | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss recommends LinkedIn for recruiting, stating that it's where people go daily to make connections, grow careers, and find job opportunities, with 70% of the US workforce on the platform.
Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
A business and employment-oriented online service, mentioned as a comparison point for Facebook's early utility in connecting real people with real identities, but in a more formal professional context.
Patrick Collison — CEO of Stripe | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A business and employment-oriented social media platform co-founded by Reid Hoffman.
How Blake Scholl Built The First Independent Supersonic Jet
Y Combinator
Platform used by Blake Scholl to network and find initial contacts in the aerospace industry.
50 Founders Share How They Got Their First Customers
Y Combinator
A platform mentioned for acquiring first customers through conversations and sharing product updates, leading to waitlist sign-ups and inbound interest.
How To Talk To Users | Startup School
Y Combinator
A platform suggested for finding early users and for outreach messages.
YC SUS: Michael Seibel and Eric Migicovsky discuss How to Launch an MVP
Y Combinator
A professional networking platform mentioned in comparison to Fridge Worthy, noting its use as a social network.
YC SUS: Gustaf Alströmer and Eric Migicovsky discuss growth tactics
Y Combinator
An early social product that grew through email and SEO, demonstrating how network effects are crucial. Its early days were described as 'useless' without a network.
Desining from Day One: Artists as Founders: Multiverse (S20) - YC Gaming Tech Talks 2020
Y Combinator
Identified as a platform where artists are typically not found; the speaker advises looking for artists on platforms where they build their own audiences instead.
YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback
Y Combinator
A business and employment-oriented online service, used as a comparison for G Links, which offers a similar professional profile for influencers.
Work at a Startup Expo 2019
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a platform that blue-collar and hospitality workers don't typically use for job searching, highlighting the market gap Instawork addresses.