A milestone, and the road ahead

Over 500 people have now signed up for Flynt.

That number matters to us, not because it’s “big”, but because it signals a real appetite for better professional connections. Our first ever match was a Staff UX Researcher at Strava with a Senior Product Designer at Let’s Do This. We paired them manually, held our breath, and both of them loved it. Back then, matching by hand was the only way to learn what “a great match” actually feels like in practice. Since then, we’ve moved from connecting close contacts by hand to a matching engine that can run pairings reliably at scale. Most members on the platform now don’t know us personally, which is exactly how it should be. A few smaller (but no less meaningful) signals we’re on the right track:

1. Five members are about to do their fifth monthly match (we’ve only been live for ~6 months)
2. Across 100+ pairings, feedback has been consistently strong
3. “I’d love to meet them again” is a regular line in post-match feedback
4. Members have posted about Flynt on LinkedIn, unprompted
5. Referrals are starting to take off: 25% of last week’s new members came via referral

Those signals give us real fuel for what comes next.

No notes, just a really good experience! Eye-opening to hear from somebody who shares the same job title as myself, but whose day-to-day is so radically different.

Post-match feedback from a Flynt member

Designing Flynt for different journeys

We want Flynt to work for people at different career stages. A recent graduate needs something different to someone stepping into leadership. A time-poor exec needs something different again. Our job is to make the experience feel relevant, so each conversation is worth the hour it takes. We’ve already seen a wide spectrum of people sign up: founders, execs, people transitioning into leadership, and people right at the start of their journey. Our aim is to build a product that meets you where you are, and evolves as you do. Over the coming weeks and months, we will start to share more about a few parts of the wider Flynt vision:

1. Flynt In-Person. A simple, low-pressure way to meet other Flynt members in person.
2. Circles. Focused groups that give you a structured way to learn alongside peers facing similar challenges.
3. Leadership Circles. Smaller peer-advisory groups for people accountable for teams and outcomes.
4. Ask an Expert. A way to ask for help with something specific, either from the wider community or from a particular profile.

This is only a slice of what we want Flynt to become. The long-term vision is to support you through your career by helping you find the right people, the right conversations, and the right opportunities to move your work and your life forward.