Discovery - Sumbios O

Each prompt is ready to paste into Ask O. Swap the bracketed parts for your own, and mention people and companies with @ so O finds them in your network.

Find the right people in my network

For: Sales. When: You need a shortlist of people who fit a profile, from your own connections.

Find people in my network with more than [3,000] LinkedIn connections whose role is about [relationship intelligence]: executives, managing directors, partners. Give me the top [20].

What O does that a search can’t: Filters your own network on criteria LinkedIn does not expose, in seconds. Time saved: 15 to 25 min.

Who in my network is relevant to what I am doing now

For: Everyone. When: A new project, a new market, a new problem.

I'm working on [what]. Who in my network is most relevant to it, and why? Think expertise, position, and who they know. Give me the top [10] with a reason for each.

What O does that a search can’t: Matches on context rather than job title, so the right person surfaces even when their headline does not say it. Time saved: 30 to 60 min.

Who left, and where did they go

For: Investor, HR. When: Tracking talent out of a firm or company.

Track senior movement in and out of @[company] over the last 18 months. Who left, where did they go, and which of them is now reachable through my network?

What O does that a search can’t: Alumni movement across the public graph, intersected with your reach. Time saved: 1 to 2 h.

Find candidates in my network for a role

For: Founder, HR. When: A role to fill before it goes to a recruiter.

I'm hiring a [role]. Who in my network fits, or is one introduction away from someone who does? Give me the top [10] with why, and who could make the intro.

What O does that a search can’t: Second-degree reach with a named connector for each candidate. Time saved: 2 h.

Find design partners or first customers

For: Founder, Sales. When: A product that needs its first ten conversations.

Who in my network runs or influences [function] at companies with [criteria]? I'm looking for design partners for [product]. Top [15], with the angle for each.

What O does that a search can’t: Matches on role, company profile and how you know them. Time saved: 2 h.

Investors in a place, at a stage

For: Founder. When: Raising locally, or travelling.

Show me investors in [city] in my network who write [pre-seed / seed] cheques and are active this year. Top [10], with how I know them.

What O does that a search can’t: Filters on activity, not just the word investor in a headline. Time saved: 1 h.

Who do I know at this company

For: Everyone. When: The simplest question, asked often.

Who do I know at @[company], and who there previously worked at @[other company]?

What O does that a search can’t: Current and past, in one answer, with the overlap you asked for. Time saved: 10 min.

Experts on a topic in a place

For: Everyone. When: You need someone who actually knows.

Who are the most senior people in my network working on [topic] in [place]? Rank by depth of expertise and how well I know them.

What O does that a search can’t: Depth from careers and output, not from keywords. Time saved: 45 min.

The most seasoned people in my network

For: Everyone. When: You want the people who have done it more than once.

Who are the most seasoned [entrepreneurs / operators] in my network: people who have built more than one company that ran for at least three years?

What O does that a search can’t: Counts what people have actually done across their whole career. Time saved: 1 h. Browse every use case on one page, with filters: the Ask O menu.

​Find the right people in my network

​Who in my network is relevant to what I am doing now

​Who left, and where did they go

​Find candidates in my network for a role

​Find design partners or first customers

​Investors in a place, at a stage

​Who do I know at this company

​Experts on a topic in a place

​The most seasoned people in my network