Ask HN: We have a service that finds experts in a given field. Want to try it?
Solution: we get you a list of proven people. They could be top contributors to the project, or maybe they have used the technology in notable ways. Optionally we exclude people who are not in the market for a job, such as company founders. We estimate how likely it is that each of these people would be interested in joining your company. You contact them.
How: we have a list of relatively uncommon technology skills. We're building a reputation model using inputs such as mailing list participation, publications, commit activity to a project, etc. We also estimate someone's likelihood to change jobs based on signals such as employment and location history.
What does it cost? For a yearly subscription, the price will be in the four digits. Because we're in the validation phase, we'll do one-off requests for $49 for the first ten people who respond. Rationale: we did this manually for a YC company because they were too busy to do it themselves. It took a few hours of work, and they found the resulting leads extremely valuable. They should have known all those people but they didn't. Can you name the top 10 experts in a technology that your company depends on? If not, send us a note: experts@loqix.com