Overview
Digital platforms like LinkedIn have created informational asymmetry by showing users filtered views of their own data optimized for engagement rather than user benefit. The power dynamic has fundamentally shifted - users can now export their data and use AI to ask their own questions instead of accepting the platform’s limited interface.
Key Takeaways
- Export your data from any platform and analyze it with AI - this breaks the informational asymmetry that has existed for 20 years and lets you ask questions the platform never intended you to ask
- Track relationship decay and social capital flows systematically - use half-life models to identify which connections are cooling and reciprocity ledgers to see who you can realistically ask for help
- Your network strength isn’t your connection count but actual relationship warmth - platforms treat all connections equally, but AI can show you who would actually vouch for you versus dormant contacts
- Find warm paths to any target company through network analysis - instead of cold applications, identify the strongest bridge connections who can introduce you to your desired workplace
- This represents the first genuine power shift from platforms back to users - the analytical capability that was once exclusive to platforms is now accessible to anyone with exported data and AI
Topics Covered
- 0:00 - The Platform Asymmetry Problem: How platforms like LinkedIn, Spotify, and banks hold complete data about users but only show filtered views optimized for their business metrics rather than user benefit
- 1:30 - The Simple Solution: Export your data from platforms and feed it to AI to ask your own questions instead of accepting their predetermined interface limitations
- 2:30 - LinkedIn’s Hidden Knowledge: What LinkedIn actually knows about your network - connection graphs, interaction patterns, career trajectories - but doesn’t surface in useful ways
- 4:30 - AI Analysis Capabilities: Introduction to the specific analytical tools that become possible with AI: relationship half-life models, reciprocity ledgers, vouch scores
- 5:00 - Relationship Half-Life Models: How to calculate relationship strength decay over time and adjust based on interaction depth and institutional bonds
- 6:30 - Social Capital Tracking: Reciprocity ledgers that track endorsements and recommendations to show who you owe and who owes you in your network
- 7:30 - Vouch Scores and Conversation Resurrection: Predicting who would actually advocate for you and finding dormant conversations with natural re-engagement opportunities
- 8:30 - Network Archetype and Warm Paths: Classifying your networking style and finding the warmest path to reach any target company through your existing connections
- 10:30 - Network Intelligence Dashboard Demo: Live demonstration of the complete LinkedIn analysis system showing relationship insights, social capital flows, and strategic networking opportunities
- 13:30 - The Broader Principle: How this approach applies beyond LinkedIn to any platform that holds your data, representing the first genuine shift in platform power dynamics