Sidebar is peer-driven professional development for a highly-vetted group of founders and leaders. We catalyze success by matching members in small groups where they enhance each other's superpowers. Powered by purpose-built technology and expert facilitation.
Hello Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Lexy Franklin, Founder & CEO at Sidebar.
I founded Sidebar with the goal of connecting extraordinary people and catalyzing their success through the power of small peer groups.
Why peer groups? Humans have always relied on their closest relationships and their shared experiences to guide decision-making and growth. However, leaders today often find themselves on a lonely journey of navigating professional pitfalls without a sounding board. At Sidebar, we believe everyone should have a high-quality, private, and supportive peer group around them at every stage of their professional journey.
We’ve developed an advanced matching engine to group peers based on similarities in career stage and goals, while emphasizing diversity of backgrounds, abilities, and perspectives. Using this technology, we expertly curate a small group of 8 people - your Personal Board of Directors. By understanding your goals, superpowers, and skill gaps, Sidebar matches you with the right people to push you forward. The result is a dynamic environment designed to unleash each member’s greatest work.
We’re really excited to add this new tool to the toolbox of the most-driven professionals, and provide the Product Hunt community pre-launch access to a high-quality, private network of people to brainstorm, learn, and be accountable with.
Take one step closer to growing into the leader you want to become.
Apply here 👉https://www.sidebar.com
With love
Team Sidebar 💜
Special thanks to @imsabakarim for hunting us :)
Congratulations on your launch, Lexy & team! Personal Board of Directors is such a fascinating concept!
Especially in a world where remote work is the new norm, finding like-minded people to grow together sounds invaluable. A lot of VCs try to create these environments for their founder communities, yet it's very organic, infrequent, and unstructured. Same for many alumni groups trying to facilitate similar environments, with limited success.
Question; is it possible to create curated groups within a community, like my alumni group?
Just tried out this new VR experience, and it's mind-blowing! The graphics are stunning, and the immersive gameplay is unparalleled.
Sorry for another tactical question but have you all looked into whether Sidebar can be a tax-deductible expense for companies? I just think that L&D arms of companies have been investing in the same paradigms for a while -- love that there could be a fresh new avenue for them to explore.
Interesting concept. I see so much on exec coaching fronts but when I hear about people feeling supported, I hear mostly from people who have been in coaching "circles" and the value of talking with a small group of people with similar experiences. Love seeing you guys run with this concept.
Quick question - do you have instances where employers reimburse the expense of Sidebar for a team member? Or pay for it for them outright? If Sidebar delivers results, I could see this being something companies could be interested in providing for employees.
Hey! Super interested in Sidebar and congrats on the launch!
Question for you:
Is Sidebar a confidential space?
Congrats on the launch! Love this!
Two questions for you all:
1. What is your application criteria?
2. Is Sidebar a mobile app or should we think about it differently?
Love this concept -- congrats on the launch, Sidebar team!
Curious to understand what happens if I don't like the group that I'm placed into?
Congrats on the launch Lexy! Love what you are doing. I'm curious, what happens in between group meetings?
This looks amazing, great work Lexy! Is the focus more on tech founders or does the platform apply to a wide variety of industries?
Congrats on the launch, Lexy and Sidebar team! The focused on curation, vetting, and matching to create a "Personal Board of Directors" is a brilliant concept.
The quality of this product is top-notch. It's clear that a lot of care went into its development.
Great work on getting your product out into the world! You took the first step and that's half the battle.
This sounds awesome, can I join Sidebar even if I live outside of the United States?
Saba Karim