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Melissa Moody

Gated: Your Digital Boundary - More of the stuff you care about, less of the rest

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Gated is one simple link for professionals, makers, and "do-ers" to share what you’re focused on - anywhere you’re building your presence online - and see more of the stuff you care about, less of the rest. Managed with a simple iOS app, powered by AI.

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Melissa Moody
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Hi everyone! 👋 You’re probably on PH because you care about innovation and tech. It’s worth spending your time on - to stay aware of the latest developments or get inspired! But a lot of things AREN'T worth your time: Aggressive unwanted sales pitches. Irrelevant requests related to a past role. The nonstop messages and notifications that distract you from your priorities. We built Gated as the first line-of-defense for you in the fight against digital noise, to: 📣 proactively tell people what you’re focused on right now 💬 be available for any conversation about the topics you actually care about ✅ serve as a simple, friendly digital boundary that allows anyone reaching out to you to self-select if their message is relevant… or not 💡remain accessible even when you “declare bankruptcy” and stop replying to messages because it’s overwhelming (We’re looking at you, LinkedIn, Twitter, Slack…) Your Gated profile is built to be simple: - A link you can use anywhere - to tell the world what you’re working on right now. - A first-of-its-kind gateway to your attention (not another inbox, not a static link-in-bio page) - Tech designed to protect your attention, instead of steal it. How are professionals, makers, and “do-ers” using Gated? 💗 To show they are more than just a job title or #hashtag (gated.com/@ak) 🎙️ To find guests for their podcast (gated.com/@mattpaige) 🎯 To tap their network for people who can help achieve their goals (gated.com/@zoe) 🔥 To showcase a side hustle (gated.com/@leslie) 😬 To show up on Twitter, without having to *actually* go on Twitter ever again... But everyone’s different so we can’t wait to hear **how you use it** to get more of what you care about… and less of the rest. Questions or suggestions? Our small team is excited to hear from you: Me —> Melissa Moody (CMO) Andy Mowat (CEO) Allen Hartwig (CTO)
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André J
Love the fresh look! Quick question: What differentiates you from linktree?
Melissa Moody
Maker
@sentry_co Great question! Here's how we break it down, but we'd love to know your thoughts as well: - While Linktree is for creators to share more content and get more followers/eyeballs... Gated is for professionals first, who value relationships and connections to reach their goals. - Linktree is a single link to monetize your audience. Your Gated profile helps you surface relevant conversations from the noise. - While Linktree allows you to share the content you've created and social links... Gated works by sharing the key things you're focused on right now (and makes it super easy to update/stay fresh, so people know what you're currently focused on - not just your broader content that they could find on Linktree or LinkedIn). At the core, the vision for each product is different as well: Linktree is designed to help you create, curate, and sell your content. Gated is designed to help you stay focused on your priorities in a noisy digital world. How they're used together: Some of our early users share their gate first, with Linktree as their bottom link to share more content. While others who are more creator-first professionals (example: gated.com/@brianna) may share their Linktree first, with Gated as a link to "connect with me on topics I care about".)
André J
@brianna @melissa_moody Love it. So your USP is that you are a sort of aggregator anchor for SoMe. And your product opinion is that you want to make it more zen than what's currently out there?
Melissa Moody
Maker
@sentry_co More so as the only digital boundary app - where the individual says what matters to them, and is able to proactively guide inbound messages to those topics.
Hanse T.BAK
Congrats Melissa & team on your launch!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@thanhbak Thank you! Have you grabbed your profile page yet and started giving it a try!? gated.com/get
Hanse T.BAK
@melissa_moody it's cool, I have just bookmarked the app, let's me know when you release the Android version. Good luck!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@thanhbak Will do - but you can also use on Mac (desktop) if you've got one of those and can't wait ;)
Rob Carpenter
Mad respect for how this team innovates. Gated v1 looked at the problem of email overload in a new way and now this version is helping professionals move goals forward and make connections. Incredible promise with this new direction. Loved the new AI assistant for creating my new Gated page. Looking forward to seeing new capabilities in this version. I'd personally love some kind of filtering form and a time scheduler shown to people based on the form answers.
Andy Mowat
Maker
@robmcarpenter thank you so much! i love that you've already geeked out on the AI assistant... terrific idea on the form answers.... here is our roadmap - add/vote up for sure https://gated.featurebase.app/
Mary Angelie Smith
Gated seems like the ultimate solution to reclaim our precious time and attention. No more drowning in digital noise or getting caught up in irrelevant messages. Excited to give it a try and build a simple, effective gateway to my attention.
Melissa Moody
Maker
@angeliesmith_ This kind note just made my night (morning?)... Thank you for the kind words and please share it with friends. We love feedback - as we're a small team, iterating fast!
Andy Mowat
Maker
It is an honor to launch the new Gated here today We've been thinking deeply about how you don't control access to your own communication tools We started with email and are now pushing to think more broadly about other platforms We believe the first step to better communication lies with being clear about what you are focused on Gated helps you articulate what is important you and be as available as possible for messages around this We are excited to have you join our journey!
Dan Ahmadi
Sign up today to claim your name!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@dan_ahmadi NICE - you've already got @dan locked down!
Heleana Grace
Congrats on the launch! This sounds like an awesome way to engage with your community while still being able to focus on your work.🎉
Andy Mowat
Maker
@heleana thank oyu so much helena!
Andy Mowat
Maker
@melissa_moody @vedranrasic thank you @vedranrasic - we geek out on making people more productive (like you!!!)
Melissa Moody
Maker
@andy_mowat1 @vedranrasic Really appreciate the vote of confidence... It's so fun to build alongside awesome folks like you!
Neha
Congratulation on the launch!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@neha_joshi8 Thank you Neha - let us know any feedback of course. We love listening to customer ideas!
Dan Reich
Love this!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@dan_reich1 Thank you, Dan! Grabbed your profile page yet?!
Greg Meyer
Great way to engage with people - love this idea
Andy Mowat
Maker
@greg_meyer3 thanks so much! i've loved having your early feedback
Melissa Moody
Maker
@greg_meyer3 Thank you! Keep sending ideas for feature roadmap!
Melissa Moody
Maker
We've had a few questions about this: 😆 Just a few days ago, we added a new feature - powered by A.I. Not just as “shiny object” syndrome, but specifically designed to make your experience faster, easier, and more fun! What next product iteration would you have us deliver? You can actually add and vote on suggestions on our Featurebase board! https://gated.featurebase.app/
Daniel Grossberg
1.0 was a life-changer for me in terms of gaining control my inbox. With 2.0, it's a step up, explicitly telling folks I don't know what I'm interested in - saving time, energy, and effort on both sides of the communication channel.
Wes Yee
Congrats on the launch!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@wesyee Thank you so much!
Roy Raanani
Excited to see Gated 2.0 launch. Like a “Status Message” for the world to see what you’d be willing to be interrupted for because it’s top of mind for you right now.
Andy Mowat
Maker
@royr thank you so much Roy!!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@royr LOVE thinking of it this way! "What you'd be willing to be interrupted for."
Dave Kerpen
Love Gated - I’m keeping my inbox clean and raising money for charities I care about!
Brendan Lloyd Weitz
Love Gated! Simple way to block out the noise and let people know what I'm focused on.
Melissa Moody
Maker
@brendan_lloyd_weitz We couldn't have said it better ourselves!
David V. Kimball
Just waiting for an Android launch!
Andy Mowat
Maker
@davidvkimball ooh i know!!!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@davidvkimball You can also use it on Mac, if you've got one and can't wait! ;)
Eric Bahn
Great to see this latest launch by Team Gated!
Melissa Moody
Maker
@ericbahn Your support has been so appreciated!