Transform your LinkedIn network into an organized, searchable database. Tag your connections, add notes and reminders to individual profiles - and never forget how you met.
Hi folks, I'm excited to share my first full solo project - Pollen for LinkedIn!
If you use LinkedIn, you'll know the problem Pollen is solving - you have hundreds (or thousands) of connections, but you can't remember who the hell they are, or why you ever connected to them. Did you meet them at that conference two years ago? Didn't you say you'd definitely follow-up??
Pollen solves this problem, and does a whole lot more; it allows you to start organizing your professional network:
- Tags - Create and add tags to profiles, use them across your network
- Private notes - Add private notes for each connection
- Reminders - Add reminders to individual profiles
- Local storage - All your data stays private and secure on your device
There's no data sharing with LinkedIn - all information is stored locally, and your notes and tags are completely private. There's not even a sign-up form - just add the extension to Chrome and get started.
All feedback is very welcome - I'd love to continue improving Pollen and making it as useful as possible. Thanks for your support!
Goddamn, I will finally be able to add a sticker "pushy agency spammy person" to my connections to filter them out. Love it.
Have been using it for 2 weeks now and definitely very useful for getting my LinkedIn mess more organized. Thanks for building it, @paul_a_smith!
The idea of reminders for follow-ups is amazing; it’s so easy to forget amidst a busy schedule.
One thing I’d suggest is the ability to export notes and tags for offline use or CRM integration.
Very excited, can't wait to check it out! Will it be possible to export all my data, e.g. so I can analyze it in Google Sheets?
I love it. I'm at a conference RIGHT NOW, and I've used this for the past 2 days to ensure those new connections have useful context in future. I'd love be able to grab a list of people tagged with something specific, either on demand and downloadable or via an API call in future.
pretty good idea!!! i wonder if besides the extension i cuold have that data elsewhere because lets say im on the move and im only with my phone without the extension and i need to see some linkedin notes... how can i do that?
Really nice idea and lightweight execution and I love the privacy first focus with the local storage.
Are there any plans to make the data a bit more queryable, so for example if I logged that I met someone at a certain event a while ago, I could chat to Pollen and tell it I’m going to said event again, and it could suggest everyone I should get in touch with?
