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Call an Insider
15-min career calls between students and professionals.
When I was a student, I had no one to ask. A dozen professionals gave me fifteen minutes each, and that's how I got into investment banking. Years later, I built what I wish had existed. Call an Insider: students and recent graduates book a free 15-minute call with someone who does the job they want. Real people, real firms, in a few clicks. Insiders are volunteers. No fees, no upsell. Professionals: be the call you wish you'd had at 22.
Hi Product Hunt, Ilyas here, maker of Call an Insider.
When I was 22, I wanted to get into investment banking and I didn't know a single person who did the job. What saved me was a dozen professionals who each gave me fifteen minutes on the phone: what the job really was, what the culture was like, what they'd actually ask me in interviews.
I got in. And every recruiting season since, I've watched the same pattern: the students who get offers are rarely the smartest. They're the ones who talked to someone inside.
So I built the thing I wish had existed. Call an Insider: in a few clicks, a student or recent graduate books a free 15-minute call with a professional who does the job they want. Insiders are volunteers at top firms. No fees, no upsell, just people helping people.
Built in one week, alone, as part of a challenge: one product every two weeks. What's there today: insider profiles, slot booking, calendar confirmation. What's missing: more insiders in more industries.
It's Hypership Day. Tell me the one thing you'd add or change, I'll ship it today and post each update right here.
If you're a professional: be the call you wish you'd had at 22. Becoming an insider takes two minutes.
Two questions: which industries do you want insiders in first? And what would make you actually book a call?
the 15-minute constraint is actually what makes this interesting to me. it turns “networking” from a vague ask into a very small, concrete commitment.
i also like that you’re starting with finance instead of pretending you can solve every career path on day one. curious to see what happens once you have enough insiders that a student can reliably find someone who actually does the exact job they’re targeting.
Great tool, super under-rated.. Are you covering all fields or is it focused on Finance and Consulting only? And is it free for students or there are paid options?
Great to see it live 👏 I commented yesterday about starting narrow and focusing on the quality of the match, I still think that can become one of the strongest parts of the product.
The 15-min format is super easy to understand and removes a lot of friction on both sides. Now the interesting part will be seeing which roles/industries generate the strongest demand.
Today is all about shipping fast, so give it a try and drop your most honest feedback and feature requests below.
@ilyasb is ready to build, adapt, and ship all day based on your feedback. Let’s see how far we can push the product today 👀
About Call an Insider on Product Hunt
“15-min career calls between students and professionals.”
Call an Insider was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 20 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #46 on the daily leaderboard. When I was a student, I had no one to ask. A dozen professionals gave me fifteen minutes each, and that's how I got into investment banking. Years later, I built what I wish had existed. Call an Insider: students and recent graduates book a free 15-minute call with someone who does the job they want. Real people, real firms, in a few clicks. Insiders are volunteers. No fees, no upsell. Professionals: be the call you wish you'd had at 22.
Call an Insider was featured in Education (79.3k followers), Social Impact (3.2k followers) and Career (2.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 43.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Amrani Yasser
Hi Product Hunt, Ilyas here, maker of Call an Insider.
When I was 22, I wanted to get into investment banking and I didn't know a single person who did the job. What saved me was a dozen professionals who each gave me fifteen minutes on the phone: what the job really was, what the culture was like, what they'd actually ask me in interviews.
I got in. And every recruiting season since, I've watched the same pattern: the students who get offers are rarely the smartest. They're the ones who talked to someone inside.
So I built the thing I wish had existed. Call an Insider: in a few clicks, a student or recent graduate books a free 15-minute call with a professional who does the job they want. Insiders are volunteers at top firms. No fees, no upsell, just people helping people.
Built in one week, alone, as part of a challenge: one product every two weeks. What's there today: insider profiles, slot booking, calendar confirmation. What's missing: more insiders in more industries.
It's Hypership Day. Tell me the one thing you'd add or change, I'll ship it today and post each update right here.
If you're a professional: be the call you wish you'd had at 22. Becoming an insider takes two minutes.
Two questions: which industries do you want insiders in first? And what would make you actually book a call?
I'll be here all day.