You don't need a LinkedIn, you need a page on your website describing and linking to what you shipped
10:26 AM · Jun 28, 2026 · 175.5K Views
Next.js creator and Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch argues professionals should replace LinkedIn with self-owned personal websites
Story Overview
Vercel CEO and Next.js creator Guillermo Rauch used X to float a simple swap: drop the LinkedIn dependency and instead carve out one dedicated page on your own site that lists and links the actual projects you have shipped.
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Developer Impact
Public posts frequently unlock unexpected career paths
Quote tweets from creators and investors highlighted how stray X threads have already sparked life-changing intros and gigs, showing that visible, conversational proof can travel farther than a polished but rented profile.
Open Question
Discovery still needs work when everyone owns their slice
Thread replies noted that while personal sites hand creators full control, they leave open the practical question of how new people will reliably find and surface that work without a single searchable directory.
Sentiment
Many users praised personal websites and tweets for creating real opportunities over LinkedIn because they credited them with career and enrollment decisions, while negative users responded with insults dismissing the advice.
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Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
You need a Link, not a LinkedIn 😂
Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
You don't need a LinkedIn, you need a page on your website describing and linking to what you shipped
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Austen Allred@Austen
I'm sure a frightening % of my life could be tracked back to random tweets I made or read
sophie@netcapgirl
it’s actually incredible how much my life has changed because of conversations that started with “i saw your tweet”
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Swami@SwamiMalode
@rauchg exactly, here's mine : http://swamii.me
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Leo Polovets@lpolovets
@netcapgirl This is true for a lot of people!
sophie@netcapgirl
it’s actually incredible how much my life has changed because of conversations that started with “i saw your tweet”
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Dan ⚡️@d4m1n
@rauchg http://mindrudan.com/startups
the page in question
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Vlad Sazonau@vladsazonau
@rauchg @sseraphini hard agree https://vladsazon.com/projects
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Guillermo Rauch@rauchg
@reidRMC 😂 you also need to get http://christian.com
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Reid Christian@reidRMC
@rauchg Stop coming after me G
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Rudra Dudhat@rudrabuilds
@rauchg Here’s my unhinged website:
http://rudradudhat2509.github.io
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Smakosh@smakosh
@rauchg https://smakosh.com/work?v=2
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Markús Maerzhase@maerzhase3000
@rauchg like this: http://m3000.io
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Saïd Aitmbarek@SaidAitmbarek
@rauchg yes sir!
http://microlaunch.net - launchpad + growth engine.
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Muneeb Hussain Modi@themuneebh
@rauchg True, here's mine: https://themuneebh.com
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Gabriel ~ Silver.dev@Conanbatt
@rauchg Well..
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Graham Fleming@GrahamFleming
@rauchg My website and email is my name with links and shipping included check it out!
http://GrahamFlem.ing
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Mateo Fuentes@matfuentes_
@rauchg http://matfuentes.me accomplishes that goal @rauchg ? 👀
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Ankur💻🎧💪@TheAnkurTyagi
@rauchg Here you go: you need a link it’s either portfolio or a website or a cal dot com
https://www.devtoolsacademy.com/
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Udoh Jeremiah@udohjeremiah_
@rauchg Is there some secret Silicon Valley agenda against LinkedIn that I’m not aware of?
I keep seeing so much hate and negativity towards it 😂
Am I missing something?
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Rudra Dudhat@rudrabuilds
@kebabboy100 @rauchg 😭i did use some design skills like impeccable, emil kowalsky etc, thanks for the domain suggestion and the anti slop suggestion, will try to address
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Simon Späti 🏔️@sspaeti
@rauchg Agreed. http://ssp.sh
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