We scrapped the Likes, feed, and spammy messages to finally bring aligned professionals together meaningfully. 600+ tech leaders meet regularly through hand-curated introductions and Office Hours over video to accelerate their progress.

Hi, there! Thanks for checking us out - this is Kris, a Co-Founder and CEO at Kinetic. In early April, we started this effort by talking with 110+ professionals about how they network. While they all had LinkedIn accounts, there was a common frustration that while they all had hundreds (if not thousands) of connections, they weren't really connecting on a meaningful level. We realized there was a sizable issue here. Not only where professionals looking to connect more meaningfully but they were also spending a considerable amount of time searching for others, crafting those perfect emails, and crossing their fingers that they get a response of "Yes, I would be happy to meet with you to talk about x." In May, we made our first round of introductions via email - that was our alpha! We quickly realized there are a few key components in making a good introduction that's mutually beneficial to both parties. After a few months of that and launching our MVP, we noticed people wanted to keep the conversations going and have more opportunity to connect with members outside of just weekly introductions. Knowing this, we introduced Office Hours and Coffee Clubs to provide the space to go deeper with industry professionals. To-date, we've made 550+ introductions, with Members holding regular Office Hours and Coffee Club sessions, and our avg conversation rating is a near 4.8/5. We've seen Members find advisors, first hires (that have gone on to find a mentor), MVP feedback, industry insights, and helping bridge corporate and early-venture talent. Feel free to ask any questions and thanks for the support!

Hi Kris! This looks great! I'm currently on a similar platform called https://lunchclub.ai/ What makes Kinetic different and why should I move?

@justingo There it is - one of my favorites and (legitimately) glad you asked. There’s a number of key differentiators but let’s chat some of the top ones: 1 - we don’t hang our hat on intros alone. That’s a feature, not a benefit. There’s a bigger problem with how we network being antiquated that we’re tackling and requires a deeper approach than that. 2 - In that same theme, our product is our Members’ progress and that’s directly driven by the quality of conversations they’re having. That means we can’t leave it to AI alone and just hope for the best. We’re talking about people trusting us in supporting their professional development and that’s a really personal matter that requires a personalized approach. 3 - We spent the past 10 months in beta dialing this in. There have been dozens of other platforms and apps that have tried to be the go-to connecting app that have failed for a number of reasons; the common thread putting too much emphasis and weight in the tech while also attempting to tackle too many industries at once. Would love to continue chatting about this if you’re up for it!

@eulent Thanks for the quick and detailed response. I just signed up - will look to see what sets you guys apart first-hand :)

@justingo Excellent news and looking forward to hearing how your experience goes!

Kris has built a great community of founders, creators and other community builders. Have had some fun and meaningful interactions on Kinetic Coffee Clubs. If youre the kind of person who wants to experience directed serendipity, you should give Kinetic a spin!

@ranjan_j Thank you, Ranjan! You were literally one of our first to give us a try and really helped with the early exploratory convos we had. Thank you for the support and being part of this!

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