A network that does the work for you.
Three steps. One conversation per week. A career's worth of unexpected connections.
When Steve Jobs designed Pixar's headquarters, he placed all bathrooms in a central atrium — forcing engineers, animators, and executives to collide by accident. Some of the best ideas in the world started at that atrium. Coolertalk is that atrium, rebuilt for a distributed world.
Train your AI profile
Share your role, the problems you're working on, and the kinds of people you'd love to meet. Our model encodes it all into a personal matching vector.
Get an AI-curated match
Every Monday, our matching model scans the network and introduces you to the one professional whose perspective best complements yours.
Meet over video
We handle scheduling, calendar invites, and the video link. You show up for a focused 45-minute conversation. That's it.
Frequently asked
How does the AI match people?+
Our model embeds your role, expertise, goals, and post-call feedback into a high-dimensional vector, then optimizes for cross-pollination — peers who can teach you something new.
How much time does it take?+
About 45 minutes per week. You can pause matches anytime if your calendar gets too full.
Is there a fee?+
Membership is free during private beta. We may introduce a paid tier with advanced filters in the future.
What if a match doesn't show up?+
Tell us — we re-match within 48 hours and members with repeated no-shows lose access.