RelatedIn
Access LinkedIn Data Instantly—No Login, No Tracking, No Lim
Indie Hackers'da dikkat çekecek, "Build in Public" ruhuna uygun, hem kişisel motivasyonunu hem de Relatedin'in teknik vizyonunu anlatan o uzun post taslağı:
Why I'm breaking the 'Login Wall'
We’ve all been there. You just want to quickly check a company’s recent hires, verify a professional profile, or glance at a job description you saw on a search engine. But as soon as you click, you're hit with it: The Login Wall. It’s frustrating, it’s slow, and quite frankly, it feels like the open web is shrinking. That is why I am building Relatedin.com.
The Problem: Friction as a Feature
The professional social media giants have turned "forced sign-ins" into a feature. They want your data, your tracking cookies, and your attention trapped inside their ecosystem. But for many of us—developers, recruiters, or researchers—we just need the data. We don't need the "social" noise or the tracking.
Current professional networks are:
Heavy & Bloated: Loading a single profile takes forever because of the scripts running in the background.
Closed Off: Publicly available data is hidden behind gates, making it invisible to quick, anonymous browsing.
Privacy-Intrusive: You can't even "look" at a profile without leaving a digital footprint behind.
The Vision: A Professional "Data Terminal"
I don't want Relatedin to be just another social network. I want it to be a Data Terminal.
Inspired by the speed and efficiency of tools like Bloomberg or high-performance APIs, Relatedin is designed for one thing: Frictionless access to professional data.
No Login Required: Browse jobs, companies, and people without an account.
Speed First: No heavy tracking, no bloated UI. Just the data you need, instantly.
Privacy by Design: Explore the professional world anonymously.
Building in Public
I’m currently focusing on the SEO side of things—leveraging Programmatic SEO and JobPosting schema to make sure this data is easily discoverable. My goal is to make professional information as accessible as a standard Google search.
I’m also working on a "Data Terminal" aesthetic—a premium dark-mode UI/UX that feels like a professional tool rather than a social media feed.
I’d love to hear your thoughts: Do you think the "Login Wall" is a necessary evil for platforms, or is there a massive gap for "Open Data" tools like Relatedin?
3 Comments
Hi there, great product! I checked it out.
For my use case, I need lists of people, e.g., MD, PhD in MA. With your website it's easy to look for them, just I would encourage you to consider pagination on the pages, this would make searches easirer. Btw, is this version based on Recruiter or Career plan (1000 vs. 2500 search results)?
Hi! Thank you so much for the kind words. It’s great to hear that the search functionality is making your workflow easier.
Regarding your points:
Pagination: We actually use a dynamic 'infinite scroll' system rather than traditional 1-2-3 page numbering. As you scroll down the results, the next set of data loads automatically. However, I hear your feedback—if you feel traditional pagination would make tracking your search progress easier, I’d be more than happy to look into developing that as an option!
Search Limits: To answer your question, we aim to provide a high-capacity experience. The current version is designed to align more closely with the Recruiter scale (targeting the 2,500 result range) to ensure you don’t hit those frustrating 'Career plan' ceilings too early.
Is there a specific way you prefer to manage lists (like a 'save' or 'export' feature) that traditional pagination helps you with? I’m always looking to improve the tool based on how you actually use it.
Thank you for your reply. Yes, I need to be able to download the lists, it could be a great benefit to your product functionality. I need the lists to send connect requests with a message attached for marketing purposes.
Regarding the pagination I was thinking a scraper would work better with the pagination than with the infinite scroll.
2500 results are cool, great job!