Peerlist is a professional network where you can showcase your proof of work, and get hired by the best companies.
Peerlist is an India-based professional network aimed at software engineers, designers, product managers and other tech talent who want a richer, proof-based alternative to LinkedIn. Main features • Unified public profile that automatically pulls activity from GitHub, Dribbble, Behance, Medium, Hashnode, Twitter/X, etc. to display projects, OSS commits, blogs and certificates. • Built-in verification (company e-mail, college e-mail, GitHub OAuth) to reduce fake credentials. • "Notes" – lightweight blogging/micro-article feature optimised for tech write-ups. • "Opportunities" – community job board where members can post or discover roles, internships, freelance gigs. • "Hire" – paid talent-search product that lets recruiters filter the member base by skill, stack, location, compensation bands, OSS activity, etc. • Social layer: follow, comment, applaud projects, weekly digests, trending profiles. Target audience Early-career to senior software developers, designers and product/DevRel professionals who actively build side-projects or contribute to open source; tech recruiters and hiring managers looking for pre-vetted talent. Business model Freemium. Individual profiles are free. Revenue comes from B2B recruiter subscriptions to Peerlist Hire (monthly/annual plans) and, according to funding interviews (YourStory, 2023), future plans for sponsored listings and SaaS integrations. Posting best practices (derived from top-performing posts highlighted in Peerlist Weekly & external case studies) • Showcase tangible work: GitHub repos, design dribbles, demo videos. • Write concise, technical "Notes" (e.g., post-mortems, how-to guides). Tutorial-style content gets the most applause and reshares. • Engage with other members’ projects to gain visibility—comment/applaud. • Cross-share your Peerlist post on Twitter/LinkedIn for traffic; referral tracking shows spikes mid-week. What to avoid • Pure self-promotion with no code or design proof. • Generic motivational quotes or non-tech memes—tend to receive little engagement. • Posting job ads without full role details (location, stack, comp) – often flagged by mods. Favourable day/time of posting No formal third-party study exists; Peerlist’s own analytics snapshots shared on Twitter suggest Wed–Thu (IST morning) correlate with higher homepage visibility, but the data is anecdotal, so treat as directional only. Other relevant details • Launched 2021 by Bhuvanesh R (ex-Gojek) & Sumit Kapoor (ex-CRED). Raised ~$1.1 M seed (Better Capital, AngelList Quant Fund, January Capital). • ~200K registered users as of Aug-2023 (Inc42 interview). Predominantly India, SE Asia & US. • Integrations with Plausible & Stripe for indie-hackers to show product traction are in public roadmap.
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