StartupJumper

Don’t we have enough social networks? We already waste massive amounts of time on Facebook and our inboxes are overflowing with mind-numbing updates from LinkedIn about business associates you haven’t heard from in five years. Why in the world would we need another social network?

Because Facebook is a monumental time-sucker, and to what end? Aside from “reconnecting” with long-lost friends and family, have you ever really done anything productive on Facebook? Do you really have 200, 500, 1500 friends? Of course you don’t. Facebook has morphed into a veritable circus of shameless self-promotion. It may help you market your business, but it won’t help you start it.

What about LinkedIn? You may be an exception, but most people simply use LinkedIn as their updated online resume, and occasionally as a way to find business associates. But you don’t really get down to business using LinkedIn, do you?

Don’t get me wrong – I use Facebook and it’s entertaining, if a little creepy. I also update my LinkedIn profile from time to time. But these networks are too crowded and don’t allow their users to achieve anything. StartupJumper is meant to be a tool to SAVE you time by facilitating real relationship-building and idea generation/development.

I read recently in an Oxford University study that it’s nearly impossible to have more than 150 on or offline friends. That might even be stretching it. StartupJumper shouldn’t be a place for you to shotgun-blast every member with a friend request – that’s useless and annoying. Only friend someone you’ve worked with or met in person and your friendships will actually mean something.

Use Facebook to trumpet your achievements, share photos with friends and family, and tell everyone what you ate for lunch. Use LinkedIn to keep your online resume up-to-date. Use StartupJumper to find business partners and freelancers and get things done.