This is the guy right here. He admitted plain as day to having created the abomination. Edit: Some critiques. 1. IRC has existed for far before that and has been used in many workplaces. 2. "stuffy old inmail" as opposed to "stuffy old charge to message someone" 3. "completely transformed" bull. shit. 4. "broken system" -points at LinkedIn messaging- Maybe explain why it sends remote requests that lag text appearing as I type. LinkedIn messaging is such a horrendous chat system that I regularly have to move to off-LinkedIn systems to have conversations because it's so broken.
About a decade ago, Pradeepta Dash and I worked with a great team to create LinkedIn Messaging. It’s hard to believe now, but back then, real-time communication was still a novelty at work, and some argued whether it’d ever have a place next to email. In many ways, LinkedIn’s core business was built upon that stuffy, old InMail style of communication. We thought it should be different, and took the risks to completely transform it. Now, it’s arguably one of the biggest drivers for professional engagement and communication. Fast forward from those 0-1 days, and Pradeepta and I are joining forces again, founding Exceeds to challenge conventions and tackle more big problems in the workplace. We’ve witnessed the increased pressure on managers to eke out more impact from their teams. The “year of efficiency” is enduring. AI and margin pressure are increasing expectations to do more with less. Individuals are carrying a larger burden, often with less guidance and support than ever. Navigating your professional journey can be a lonely path without guidance, coaching and advocacy. It’s time to retire the old models of coaching, performance reviews and helicopter management. Capturing extensive 1:1 notes that go unread, writing lengthy reviews to prove your worth, and peanut-buttering your management time across a large team are all symptoms of a broken system. We believe there’s a better way to help managers and individuals have bigger impact without the anxiety and overhead that companies spend today in performance processes and manager check-ins. By analyzing a team’s work and interactions, we can generate powerful insights in a company. Leveraging those insights with AI will transform the way people are coached and managed and give individuals more direct control of their growth. All of this at a fraction of the time and cost that’s typically being wasted today. Thanks to the support of a lot of amazing angel investors and our first customers, we’re hard at work at bringing this vision to life. We’ll have more to share in upcoming posts, and thank you for supporting us on our mission. P.S. "Exceeds" is a hat tip to everyone who navigates their company performance processes, trying to nab that "Exceeds Expectations" rating. Everyone deserves an "Exceeds."
Co-founder at Exceeds AI (ex-Meta, LinkedIn, GoodRx)
2moSorry you weren't a fan of the change! Today's version definitely has room for improvement and I know the team working on it has a lot of ambition. Hopefully the changes they make will be more useful for you!