GV is surprisingly positive place. Great job @grapevine team.

It’s therapeutic because you can share different aspects of your life that you can’t talk about on other platforms. For instance, you can't criticize the Ola CEO on LinkedIn, demand justice for the Kolkata rape case on Twitter without getting a notice from the Kolkata police, or express unhappiness on Instagram because that’s not the vibe of that platform. But on Grapevine, you can do all of this and more. Funny enough, I’ve been able to analyze different aspects of my personality (and all my different personalities). My brain works a lot, I talk a lot, and I think a lot. Over the past year, I've realized I see things very differently than how society, media, or authorities expect me to. Grapevine has been a tool for understanding myself better. I can share a thought, and maybe 15 people will respond—some agreeing, some disagreeing, and a few might even call me names. But that’s okay, that’s just how they function. All part of self-discovery. Another thing I appreciate about Grapevine is that it removes the halo effect we often have. Our names, colleges, and companies are masked (some who haven't revealed them), reducing the blurring of judgments. We connect with people on a more human-to-human level. Grapevine is great if you're looking to find a partner, lover, or simply make new friends and expand your network. You can be yourself, and the people who know you here often know you better than those you meet at college, work, or even within your family.

Hey GVers, I don't write posts very often any more (used to be an addict before) but have been reading the platform daily over so many months. I must thank you all for being such a nice community and for the GV team for creating such a platform Its the vibe that GV has been able to nail that hits a note for me somewhere. But more importantly its the people on GV. Thanks for being my 'other' friend group.

Is it just me or there has been a sudden surge of activity on grapevine? Posts are getting more comments.

Great work, Grapevine team! Been an early user - have seen the product get better. Also the discussions, responses, engagement…. Keep it up!

Thanks to the many strangers who have appreciated what I’ve written and the nice conversations :)

I’ll go first. To me, it’s all about access. Access to authentic ideas. The best search result you get on Google is high SEO but low authenticity. On LinkedIn, there are so many people but everyone is shilling a course or 1:1 resume reviews. Mostly it has become a place which started as vanity signalling Like ( I have started a new role…, I have been accepted at …, I have received offers from F, A, N and G and I’m joining G.) And now people pushing mindless content with “Agree?” or “Comment Interested”. Somehow, everyone is truly inauthentic to please a wider audience and say the exact same generic gyaan to maximise engagement. For now, Grapevine is where people are genuinely themselves and I get to hear interesting things that you get to hear near the coffee machine. Kinda feels like we’re all a big community where we all contribute and learn new things about the professional landscape around us. Godspeed Grapevine. 🚀

How did you come to know about it? What made you download it? And why are you still using it? Building anything in social is so hard. I want to know how they got the users.

I feel that when you open up to people about your traumas and insecurities, people are only going to use it against you in an arguement. While you might argue that not everyone does that, and I would be the first one to agree to that. But you somehow stop trusting everyone, even your shadow , when your favorite people become your most bitter life lessons. The one who feels emotions always ends up suffering more. In the hindsight, it feels as if being a bare minimum "good human" is a curse. However, I have been using grapevine to vent out and connect with strangers and so far I have only met supportive and empathetic human beings (most of them). Despite being covered in the sheild of anonymity, most people have only been respectful and kind. This proves that we, as humans , are only meant to love each other. Hatred is futile. Empathy is inherent while hatred is "cultivated". I hope grapevine founders dont stumble across this post else theyll start charging premium fees when they realize how highly people speak of this platform lol

Same time last year, an early version of Grapevine was ready. We still didn’t know if it will ever work, if anyone will use it and even if they do, will they return to use it a second time? If there’s anything we did well this year, it was in creating a space where smart, talented, high-potential people like to spend time and communicate with each other on topics ranging from work, salaries, personal finances, life, philosophy, technology and so much more Rest everything: Product, Marketing, Engineering, Design, we want to get better on, and we will Thank you for your patience as we slowly build this product and mess up, many many times. In 2024 we promise to work 2X harder to deliver you the most helpful platform for professionals But more important than what the Grapevine team achieved in 2023, is what y’all did: - You created 24K posts - You created ~200K comments - Shared 10s of thousands of salaries to help each other - Shared 1000s of open job opportunities - Referred 100s of people - Helped 100s of Grapeviners find new jobs - Helped 1000s of Grapeviners negotiatiate an offer - Helped 100s of people not move to Bangalore by complaining enough xD - Endless awesome conversations - Infinite good vibes This is truly wholesome and thank you for all your countless high-quality contributions - not to forget the epic memes and laughs along the way! Onwards and Upwards! Happy 2024