Outpost - Ask experts anything, get a guaranteed response

Hello Hunters👋 We’re grateful to introduce Outpost: AI-powered messaging to connect you with top professionals 🗨️✨. Outpost is most useful if you’re looking for advice on your product, feedback on your designs, or help with your career, Outpost connects you with professionals from companies like Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and more—we guarantee a real, human response. Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Ask your question or share what you're working on. 2️⃣ Outpost finds a professional who’s the right fit. 3️⃣ Get direct, actionable advice in hours — not weeks. Sometimes you need a moment of someone believing in you. Or someone to take 10 minutes to help you with a challenging problem they've encountered many times over. With Outpost, our network is your network. Try us out and let us know how we can make things better 🙏. 👉 https://outpost.chat P.S. if you work at a big tech company and want to apply to be a professional, please reach out!

How did you contract partners? :) Are you not worried about capacity utilization? (e.g. when there will be more inquiries than mentors can handle)

Very nice idea @deank. I gave it a try to find an expert on product positioning. First feedback: On the app, I started with the first message prompt. After entering the prompt, I needed to sign up. But after signining up, the first prompt was gone (so I had to rewrite it, which was kinda annoying). In the AI chat, it wasn't clear that my input text is capped, so I was a bit surprised that I wasn't able to enter more text after x characters. For my specific case, the experts weren't ideal (I guess because you're super early and the network isn't that big), that's why I didn't pay for consulting (and I already have some good experts on those topics in my network where I don't have to pay, so I'm a bad early adopter, lol). Still, I like the product and see the potential, congrats on the launch and keep building!

@deank @michael_green15, congrats on the launch. Guaranteed Expert Advice - how is this different from similar products like ADPList, Clarity, etc? Also, why limit professionals to big tech companies only? Just curious. Startup folks tackle more diverse challenges and bring more unique perspectives. No?

Outpost is today's most impressive product. Wishing you success in reaching #1!

I signed up and tried it. I like the idea. but when I was given the professionals who would be well-suited to provide feedback I was not sure which professional to pick. The information provided to me was not useful in narrowing down which professional to pick. I know it is early on for the product but I would like to have either reviews or rating from other users on the professional. Not sure how this would affect the product or if it is something the team wants to adopt.

All the best for the launch @deank & team!

I really like the idea—it seems fresh and your product definitely has an audience. I have one suggestion regarding the user flow: I recommend moving the registration stage further down the process. For instance, after a new user has selected an expert and written a message. This approach would allow the new user to experience the product's value earlier, showcasing the opportunity to discuss a topic of interest with an expert, while also addressing any concerns about pricing.

Interesting, A few questions: 1. Do you position yourself like a high-end Fiverr? 2. How do you create the Networking effect, and get in contact with the individuals? Do you take a cut on the deal. 3. Also often these people, who are your experts already have a very high salary, why did they decide to do a side hustle? And when do they take the time?

This sounds like such a brilliant way to bridge the gap between professionals and those seeking real-world insights. Having the ability to get direct, actionable advice from someone in a top-tier company in hours feels like a game-changer for career growth and product feedback.