Story of Creating a LinkedIn Alternative
It's storytime! A small essay around how Peerlist started and why we are building a Professional Network.
Story of Creating a LinkedIn Alternative launched on May 15, 2022 with 10 votes, #961 of 2,942 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
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Peerlist is a professional networking platform launched in 2022 that serves as an alternative to LinkedIn. It focuses on helping users build and share their professional profiles and connect with others in their industry. The platform emphasizes peer-to-peer networking and community engagement for career development and professional growth.
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Subscribe Sign in Why are we building Peerlist? It's storytime! A small essay around how Peerlist started and why we are building a Professional Network. Akash Bhadange Mar 30, 2022 1 Share This Sunday morning, as we were sipping our morning chai at our new home, Yogini and I realized our life had changed so much in the last year and what a beautiful journey it has been so far. We started Peerlist "just as a side project," how far we have come along and how fortunate we are. If this blog was a movie (assume), it's flashback time. Taking you back to where it all started - If we go back in time and you had asked whether Peerlist would ever be a startup, and we will work full-time for it? The…from blog.peerlist.io
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