As a networker for most of the past 30 years, I have seen LinkedIn (and related platforms) go through ups and downs. While I did not like LinkedIn in the early days of my business, it became the best replacement for the business card collection and Rolodex I would have used in the past (and now I sound like my grandmother). While I don’t make phone calls anymore, and nobody seems to call anyone spontaneously these days, I noticed a shift in my excitement about being on LinkedIn. It was mainly an algorithm change, but most of the content no longer excites me. I want to determine whether we can build better relationships on LinkedIn than annoying salespeople or AI-driven […]