Should I Build It Should I Build It
01 Jul 2025
Hiring

can you build a web app that is a combination between LinkedIn and ...

...Toggl Hire, that focused on GBS talent market

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Freemium

People love using similar products but resist paying. You’ll need to either find who will pay or create additional value that’s worth paying for.

Should You Build It?

Build but think about differentiation and monetization.

Your are here

Your idea of combining LinkedIn and Toggl Hire for the GBS talent market places you in the 'Freemium' category. This means that while people might find value in using your platform, convincing them to pay for it could be a challenge. With 5 similar products already out there, the competition is moderately high. On the bright side, the average number of comments on these products is around 22, indicating good engagement. However, based on the available data, there's no clear signal of whether people are willing to pay for these kinds of tools or not, so you'll have to figure out what to charge for. You'll need to identify what specific pain points your solution addresses better than existing options and how you can offer premium features that are worth paying for.

Recommendations

  1. Start by deeply understanding the specific needs and workflows of GBS (Global Business Services) talent acquisition. What are the biggest time-wasters and inefficiencies they face on LinkedIn and other platforms? This targeted approach is much more effective than a generalized 'LinkedIn + X' solution. Use this specific expertise as a unique selling point.
  2. Given the freemium nature of this category, carefully define your core value proposition that users can access for free. This could include basic profile search, limited job postings, or a certain number of free assessments. The key is to make the free tier genuinely useful, but leave room for premium features that drive revenue.
  3. Based on the similar product discussions, privacy concerns are a recurring theme. Be extremely transparent about how you handle user data, especially since you'll be interacting with LinkedIn profiles. Clearly articulate your data security measures and privacy policies to build trust with your users.
  4. Consider the criticisms around incomplete profiles. Design your platform to handle incomplete data gracefully, perhaps by offering AI-powered profile enrichment or prompting users to fill in missing information. This will improve the overall user experience and the quality of search results.
  5. Explore team-based pricing models, as suggested in the idea category. GBS teams often have larger hiring needs, so offering premium features tailored to team collaboration, reporting, and bulk actions could be a good way to monetize. This also aligns with the comments about bulk messaging/emailing candidates.
  6. Focus on integrations with other tools commonly used in GBS, such as HR management systems or applicant tracking systems (ATS). Seamless integrations will add significant value for your users and make your platform indispensable.
  7. Pay close attention to user feedback during your beta phase. Iterate rapidly based on what GBS professionals find most valuable and what pain points remain. The Crew launch showed that constant improvement based on user input can lead to a very successful product.
  8. Given that several similar products are Chrome extensions, prioritize a seamless and intuitive user experience within the LinkedIn environment. This is crucial for user adoption and retention.

Questions

  1. What specific, unique data points or filters can you offer that are highly relevant to GBS talent acquisition and not readily available on LinkedIn or other platforms?
  2. How can you leverage AI or machine learning to automate tedious tasks for GBS recruiters, such as initial screening, candidate matching, or personalized outreach?
  3. What is your plan to ensure your chrome extension usage won't cause any LinkedIn blocks?

Your are here

Your idea of combining LinkedIn and Toggl Hire for the GBS talent market places you in the 'Freemium' category. This means that while people might find value in using your platform, convincing them to pay for it could be a challenge. With 5 similar products already out there, the competition is moderately high. On the bright side, the average number of comments on these products is around 22, indicating good engagement. However, based on the available data, there's no clear signal of whether people are willing to pay for these kinds of tools or not, so you'll have to figure out what to charge for. You'll need to identify what specific pain points your solution addresses better than existing options and how you can offer premium features that are worth paying for.

Recommendations

  1. Start by deeply understanding the specific needs and workflows of GBS (Global Business Services) talent acquisition. What are the biggest time-wasters and inefficiencies they face on LinkedIn and other platforms? This targeted approach is much more effective than a generalized 'LinkedIn + X' solution. Use this specific expertise as a unique selling point.
  2. Given the freemium nature of this category, carefully define your core value proposition that users can access for free. This could include basic profile search, limited job postings, or a certain number of free assessments. The key is to make the free tier genuinely useful, but leave room for premium features that drive revenue.
  3. Based on the similar product discussions, privacy concerns are a recurring theme. Be extremely transparent about how you handle user data, especially since you'll be interacting with LinkedIn profiles. Clearly articulate your data security measures and privacy policies to build trust with your users.
  4. Consider the criticisms around incomplete profiles. Design your platform to handle incomplete data gracefully, perhaps by offering AI-powered profile enrichment or prompting users to fill in missing information. This will improve the overall user experience and the quality of search results.
  5. Explore team-based pricing models, as suggested in the idea category. GBS teams often have larger hiring needs, so offering premium features tailored to team collaboration, reporting, and bulk actions could be a good way to monetize. This also aligns with the comments about bulk messaging/emailing candidates.
  6. Focus on integrations with other tools commonly used in GBS, such as HR management systems or applicant tracking systems (ATS). Seamless integrations will add significant value for your users and make your platform indispensable.
  7. Pay close attention to user feedback during your beta phase. Iterate rapidly based on what GBS professionals find most valuable and what pain points remain. The Crew launch showed that constant improvement based on user input can lead to a very successful product.
  8. Given that several similar products are Chrome extensions, prioritize a seamless and intuitive user experience within the LinkedIn environment. This is crucial for user adoption and retention.

Questions

  1. What specific, unique data points or filters can you offer that are highly relevant to GBS talent acquisition and not readily available on LinkedIn or other platforms?
  2. How can you leverage AI or machine learning to automate tedious tasks for GBS recruiters, such as initial screening, candidate matching, or personalized outreach?
  3. What is your plan to ensure your chrome extension usage won't cause any LinkedIn blocks?

  • Confidence: Medium
    • Number of similar products: 5
  • Engagement: High
    • Average number of comments: 22
  • Net use signal: 19.5%
    • Positive use signal: 19.5%
    • Negative use signal: 0.0%
  • Net buy signal: 0.0%
    • Positive buy signal: 0.0%
    • Negative buy signal: 0.0%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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