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From Listings to Agents: How AI is Redefining Networking Beyond Google and LinkedIn
Every technology wave begins by solving a bottleneck of discovery. In the 1990s, listings solved “where do I find this thing?” (think Yellow Pages, Craigslist). In the 2000s, search solved “how do I navigate the infinite sprawl of the web?” (Google). In the 2010s, social networks solved “how do I connect to people, ideas, and tribes?” (Facebook, LinkedIn). Now in the 2020s, we’re at the next inflexion: agentic AI. Large language models (LLMs) have quietly eroded the utilit
Jonathan Tanner
Sep 9, 20253 min read


How LinkedIn became the new Yellow Pages, and why that's a trillion-dollar opportunity
The Pattern That Predicts Everything Here's a pattern worth €100 billion: every transformative digital platform eventually destroys itself through success. The Yellow Pages worked beautifully, until they didn't. Google Search was revolutionary, until it became an advertising billboard masquerading as an answer engine. And LinkedIn? Well, LinkedIn has just completed its own magnificent self-immolation. But here's what Rory Sutherland would call the "psycho-logic" of it: we're
Jonathan Tanner
Jul 22, 20255 min read


Automating Serendipity: How Agentic AI Will Unlock Exponential Productivity
There’s a certain kind of magic we’ve always relied on in human networks. You meet someone at just the right time. A conversation leads to a collaboration. An introduction, casually made, turns into a new venture, a game-changing hire, or a lifelong advisory relationship. We call it serendipity , but really, it's just good fortune in motion, born of proximity, timing, and shared context. The trouble is, we’ve built our entire approach to networking, talent, and opportunity ar
Jonathan Tanner
Mar 31, 20253 min read


Why Agentic AI + Human Networks Will Redefine How Communities Thrive
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the synergy between human intuition and artificial intelligence (AI) is unlocking...
Jonathan Tanner
Mar 31, 20252 min read


How can Agentic AI liberate communities from Media?
When we first imagined the internet’s potential for connection, we believed it could amplify human possibility. And for a while, it did....
Jonathan Tanner
Mar 30, 20253 min read


Reclaiming Privacy in the Age of Connection
Why it’s time to move from public profiles to private discovery. For too long, the default way to connect has been to broadcast . We...
Jonathan Tanner
Mar 25, 20252 min read
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