Openspot - A modern, no-BS alternative to LinkedIn
Openspot helps you share your professional potential through thoughtful prompts, short videos, and audio clips, not just boring resumes. It makes finding jobs and connecting with others feel friendly, meaningful, and way less scary.
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Hey Product Hunt 👋
I’m Julian, one of the co-founders of Openspot and we’re building a platform born from the frustrations we've all felt with traditional, static resumes and outdated networking platforms.
Let’s be honest:
📉 LinkedIn feels more like Facebook than a hiring / networking platform.
📎 Resumes are just decorated bullet points and aren't built for a competitive job market. How do you get to know someone or stand out through bullet points?
🤝 Networking? Awkward and superficial.
We built Openspot because we were tired of feeling invisible in a sea of sameness.
What makes it hit:
📹 Add a short video or voice intro
🪩 Beautiful profiles that feel human
🎯 Built for standing out, not feeding the content machine
🔍 Recruiters can search you via natural language (yes, really)
🧑🎤 Prompts that help people understand the person behind the profile.
We started this with a simple hack: building personal sites and video resumes that actually worked. Now we’ve turned it into something anyone can use in minutes.
🚀 We hit #1 on Hacker News last week with 450+ comments and wild feedback.
🛠️ We're raw, bootstrapped, and building this for people like us.
If you’ve ever felt overlooked or boxed in by traditional platforms: try Openspot.
We’d love your feedback, your ideas, and yeah… even your roasts.
Let’s make job searching and networking actually human.
Visla
@mogabr Thanks so much! really appreciate that!
Yeah, totally agree execution is tough. From our perspective, Peerlist and Polywork are still pretty close to LinkedIn in terms of structure: basic profiles, followers, feed, etc. Just with a slightly more modern coat of paint.
We're trying to go a different route: no social feed, no likes, no “personal brand” pressure, just scrollable, expressive profiles that help you stand out when it matters (especially with optional video/audio).
And yep, we’re already talking to a few early hiring partners to make the network more valuable on both sides 🙌
Would love to hear who you’d go after first if you were us!
@mogabr @fliellerjulian Best of luck sir
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Wish you good luck with the launch guys :)
Thank you so much, @busmark_w_nika ! ❤️
@bator_rybdylov Thanks, Bator! We're on it 🫡
Hey PH Community! 👋
I’m Kassidy, co-founder of Openspot alongside Carol and Julian.
There’s no single secret sauce to landing a job, but we believe the process should feel more human. You’re more than just bullet points on a resume, and Openspot is our way of making sure you can actually show that.
Here’s to making meaningful connections and landing your next opportunity! 🦦
Excited to see Openspot redefining professional networking! 🚀
As someone tired of LinkedIn’s noise and the rigidity of traditional resumes, Openspot’s focus on authentic, multimedia profiles (videos, audio clips, thoughtful prompts) feels like a breath of fresh air. No more drowning in a sea of bullet points—this platform actually lets professionals show their personality and skills.
Why I’m impressed:
Human-first design: Networking feels less transactional and more meaningful.
Job search made dynamic: Stand out with video/audio snippets instead of static PDFs.
Built by a team that clearly understands modern hiring pain points (Julian’s note about LinkedIn becoming "Facebook for resumes" hits home!).
For anyone craving a no-BS, clutter-free alternative to LinkedIn, Openspot is worth a try. Team—curious: How do you plan to tackle the "cold start" problem of attracting early users?
Congrats on the launch! 👏
👋 Hey everyone! I’m Carol, co-founder of Openspot alongside Julian and Kassidy.
We’ve poured a lot of heart into building something that actually feels meaningful, because we’ve all felt how frustrating and dehumanizing the traditional job search and networking platforms can be, especially in a competitive job market.
Excited to share this with you all and looking forward to hearing what you think. Cheers! 💙
Congrats on the launch! Looks really cool!!
Openspot feels like a much-needed refresh in the world of resumes and networking, bringing personality and real connection back into the process. Excited to see how it helps people stand out in a more authentic way.
Congrats on the launch! Glad to see a good alternative, it felt like Linkedin had this long coming
@joshh_founder Agreed, it badly needed!! LinkedIn really feels like Facebook with resumes
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@siddharthpereiras On it! 🫡
This could redefine recruiting! Can employers filter candidates by skills demonstrated in videos, not just keywords?
@desmond_ren1 Hey, recruiters can describe their ideal candidate in natural language and we match the candidates based on your whole profile, including videos (transcript) etc
Scene
Interesting. Linkedin badly needs a competitor. Would like to get in and look around. Too bad it’s not working in Europe.
Any plans/timeline?
@martinmaricak Hey Martin, we are working hard on launching in more countries very soon - we just want to get all the legal and regulatory things right! Cant say and exact date yet, but shouldnt take too long anymore.
Feel free to sign up on our waitlist to stay in the loop!
Sindo
Hey Openspot team, great idea and execution! can't wait for this to be available in my region :)
@susaana_s Appreciate the support! We're currently working on expanding to new countries as we speak :) We want to make sure we're expanding responsibly and meeting all international regulatory requirements.
We have a waitlist on the landing page for all of our international friends - just click sign-up and you'll be prompted! Can't wait to share Openspot with you!
I love the idea of multimedia profiles! 👍
@shenjun Thanks so much, Jun! 🙌
Congrats on Openspot, Julian! Love the human-focused profiles with video intros perfect for standing out.
@nimaaksoy really happy to hear it resonates with you!! :D
This looks awesome—can’t wait to try it once you expand globally (greetings from Vietnam!). I really love the idea of adding a short video or voice intro, and the whole profile design feels way more like a personal portfolio than a typical job platform.
I loved the UI. Signing up right now.
How many users do you guys have?
I feel like the job search on LinkedIn works alright but the networking is nightmarish. Curious to see if you can take the Goliath down. Good luck with the launch!
Unrelated question : What tools did you use to make the GIFs on your landing page?
@soso_dotcom Thanks so much, Sophie! We used Adobe After Effects! ◡̈
@kassidycurrey Thank you! I tried using Canva but the final design was disappointing, I'll try After Effects
Grimo
finally something different! i've had enough of all the BS on linkedin lately, seriously. it's just noise most days ( T_T). openspot looks like a breath of fresh air, maybe a place where you can actually show who you are? not just buzzwords. looks really clean. nice job and congrats on the launch team!!
@stainlu Thank you so much Stain, we really appreciate it 😄
I was recently laid off @fliellerjulian, so I am happy to see this! I'll test it out!
@jfalk Thanks, Jon! We'd love for you to check it out and share any feedback with us. Really appreciate it 😄
I like it so far@kassidycurrey ! Here's what I've cooked up so far: https://career.heyopenspot.com/meet/jon-falker-qyrj
@jfalk I love it, you're killing it! Ready to swap your LinkedIn profile link for your Openspot profile link on your resume? 👀