Connection Accepted Everything LinkedIn Told Us in 18 Minutes | #64
Mar 25, 2026
They unpack an invite-only session with LinkedIn’s product and engineering teams. They contrast algorithm tricks with the idea that the algorithm is really the audience. They explore LinkedIn’s creator infrastructure, monetization moves, and content-quality incentives. They stress niche audiences, interest signals, and why speaking to real people beats engagement hacks.
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LinkedIn Optimizes For Relevance Credibility And Conversation
- LinkedIn's feed optimizes for relevance, credibility, and conversational quality.
- Relevance = timeliness and match to a user's past behavior; credibility = author authority; conversational quality = posts that spark discussion.
Small Invite Only Session Changed Perspectives
- Daniel attended an invite-only session with fewer than 20 people and was surprised other creators asked mostly about algorithm hacks.
- He felt LinkedIn's focus on creators and open-sourcing the algorithm was the more important takeaway.
The Algorithm Is Really Just The Audience
- The algorithm is essentially the audience's collective behavior rather than a mysterious hidden system.
- Daniel says good content and audience understanding matter more than micro-hacks like hashtags or posting time.