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Work · June 7, 2022

groundview.io

Honest backchannel reference checks without the work

groundview.io launched on June 7, 2022 with 61 votes, #730 of 3,005 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.

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What it does

👏easy👏back👏channels👏 Get references for a potential coworker without the hours digging through your network. People who have worked with someone you're considering working with have years of information - and can tell you much more any interview can.

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