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read.cv

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I wanted to give a little update on read.cv since I originally posted this as a side project back in January. I'm excited to say the original post gave me the confidence to take this from a side project to a full time commitment. Two friends have joined the team and we've built a whole bunch of new stuff!

* Pages — a self publishing tool that allows you to create case studies in the context of your profile. You may have seen this in action on Daring Fireball's post about the Chrome Home design this week.

* Front Page — a community hub showcasing the best work from around the platform.

* Replies — Privately kick off a conversation from any experience, page, or status update. No likes or comments on the platform.

* Following — keep up to date with friends and collaborators. No follower vanity metrics.

Just wanted to say thanks for the push to take this further. Would love to hear what you think about the updates!

Just signed up and will fill out a profile later. It’s cool that side projects are highlighted as much as work. How often do you expect people to log on to it and why?

Awesome to hear! Initially we only offered profiles and pages so people would only really log on to update when they had accomplished something new or were job hunting. With the front page we feel like there are more opportunities to come back and engage with the community, especially if you're a hiring manager for your team.

It looks very nice. Only thing I am worried about is how you plan to make it sustainable. I don't fancy spending time filling a profile for everything to disappear in a few months.

I remember from when you posted this before, I think it's great, nice work!

Ahh thank you so much!

It looks like a strip version of freelancercv.com

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