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Peopling
Practice difficult conversations before they happen
182 followers
Practice difficult conversations before they happen
182 followers
Most managers learn to have hard conversations by having them badly. Peopling gives you a private space to practice.AI-powered voice roleplay for the conversations that actually matter: the feedback you've been avoiding, the alignment talk you keep rescheduling, the 1:1 that's quietly going sideways. Built by a coach who's worked with engineers and managers across Stripe, Netflix, Roblox, Headspace, and more. Less theory. More reps.
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This is a good idea – esp. when you are an introvert like me and had to come up with 5 possible scenarios and answers to each of them. Now, you do not have to retain everything in your head but split parts. 😅 introverted people know :D
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@leah_dyke Yes! I have these in the form of "personas." You can select from the pre-baked ones I have per scenario or you can create your own!
Hi there! Congrats on the launch, the idea looks really strong and I’d love to try it out.
One thing I noticed is that it’s not possible to access the app without a LinkedIn account. That could create significant drop-off, especially for users who are just exploring or not ready to commit.
It might be worth considering a lighter entry point to let users experience the value before asking for that level of commitment.
Happy to share a few more thoughts or do a quick UX audit if that’s helpful :)
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@gaston_ux Yeah, absolutely understand this is a problem. I'm a single person shop so I didn't want to deal with a bunch of spam on the app and LinkedIn and Github are on brand. I think I might expand to Google auth, would that work?
@kent_willsThat makes sense, especially if you're trying to keep things lean as a solo builder.
One simple approach could be allowing Google auth, but limiting certain actions until users complete a small step (like adding basic profile info or interacting with the product). That way you reduce friction without fully opening the door to spam.
Another option is lightweight activity-based validation, where users unlock features as they engage, instead of blocking them upfront.
Happy to share a couple more ideas or take a quick look at the flow if that’s useful
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@gaston_ux Yeah, I think this is more a "what do I want to deal with" decision vs what is going to reduce the barrier to entry. I'm likely going to expand to google auth and hope that I don't have to ratchet that back down due to malicious use. The only scope that I pull from Github and LI right now is name, email and photo.
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@gaston_ux I feel like I am starting to see a pattern that people want more than LI and Github, let me throw Google into the mix. Thanks! Keep the feedback coming!
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@kaito_builds fully dynamic responses! The agent will cede ground if you are navigating the conversation well or make it harder if you aren't. Give it a shot, you'll see how dynamic the conversation is.
Interesting idea. Can the service model communication styles? For example, I need to practice negotiations with a tough negotiator that I’m afraid of. I describe to the service who I’m going to negotiate with and what kind of person they are, and it adjusts its tone to match that profile?
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@natalia_iankovych Yes! You can create a custom persona with those traits to match your needs. You can also create a personal scenario too if the current ones don't match. And finally you can use my negotiator evaluator for the coach feedback.
@kent_wills Sounds cool!
The concept and use cases are excellent. How defencible is this to people simply feeding a good prompt into an LLM and get a similar result (albeit not as polished)? Is it packaging and UX, or do you have more complex app-level scaffolding?
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@ted_jordan More complex app level scaffolding, but to be honest I am running a one man shop because I am not sure it will be defensible in the long term. That being said, there are already billion dollar products out there for a similar space (but with primary revenue in sales coaching). That being said, what I have built is dynamic and scalable combined with expert insight in a way that would take a lot of set up in claude/chatgpt advanced voice mode. I also run evals to make sure the agent is adhering to top line principles and leverage the state of the art voice models with emotional cues.