Why Orbit Exists

The internet made information easy to find. But finding the right person at the right moment is still mostly luck.

Somewhere there is a person who could help you build what you are trying to build, hire you, work with you, invest in you, or open a door you did not know existed. Most of the time, you never meet. It is not because the person is impossible to reach. You simply do not know where to look, when to ask, or whether they would be open to the conversation.

Today's networks ask us to maintain profiles, search, scroll, post, collect followers, send cold messages, and hope the right person notices. This takes time and attention, and it still leaves many useful connections undiscovered.

A good introduction is more than a name in a search result. Timing matters. Context matters. Both people need a reason to care. Without those things, a larger database only gives us more names to ignore.

I believe this can work differently. A person should be able to say what they are trying to accomplish. Orbit should help understand that intent, find who may be relevant, and explain why a conversation could make sense. Then the people involved should decide what happens next.

Consent matters. Orbit should create possibilities, not make important decisions for people. It should not contact someone, reveal private information, or act in a person's name without clear permission.

Where we are starting

Jobs are the first wedge, not the final mission. We are starting with focused job searches and introductions because the need is clear and the time people lose is easy to see. Orbit is still early. Some of the work is assisted by a human, and the wider network we imagine does not exist yet.

Over time, I hope Orbit can become a quieter kind of network: one built around what people need, what they can offer, and what they are genuinely open to—not a feed competing for their attention.