OJOs
see eye to eye
the idea
why
OJOs was built on a simple frustration: most professional interactions start blind. You reach out to someone without knowing what they're open to, whether they're the right person to help you, or what either of you actually gets out of the meeting.
Since these interactions already carry an implicit transaction, making that explicit removes the awkwardness and replaces it with clarity. Someone wants to learn how you got where you are — and you're open to that conversation. OJOs just makes the terms clear.
the process
how it works
Build your identity
OJOs is a platform where professionals offer their time for real 1-on-1 conversations — and people who want to learn from them can find and book those sessions. Start by creating your profile. Personalize yourself, write a headline that captures where you've been and what you're good at, and fill in your experience and education. This becomes your public card — how people discover you, understand what you bring, and decide whether you're the right person to talk to.
Be found
Once your profile is live, you're searchable. Anyone on OJOs can look you up by name, job title, company, or area of expertise. If you're a founder, a designer, an investor, an engineer — whoever you are and whatever you've built — your card is out there for the people who need your perspective most.
Request a connection
Found someone whose career path you want to understand? Who's been through something you're about to face? Browse their full profile — their background, their experience, their story — then send a meeting request. You'll be asked to write a short note explaining who you are, what you're working through, and why you want to talk. That context isn't optional — it's what separates a real conversation from a cold DM.
Accept & link
The request lands in the expert's dashboard. They can read exactly who's asking and why, then choose to accept or decline. If they accept, they paste in a meeting link — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, a phone number, whatever they prefer. Both sides get notified. The meeting is now on both calendars, with all the context already attached.
See eye to eye
This is the good part. Two people, a shared context, and a conversation that actually goes somewhere. You already know why you're there — so skip the small talk and get into it. Ask the questions you've been sitting on. Share the things you've learned. These calls tend to be the kind both sides walk away from energized.
Keep the connection
After the meeting wraps, both sides can write a Connection Summary — what was discussed, key takeaways, anything worth following up on. It stays attached to the connection on your Connections page, so six months from now you can pull it up and remember exactly what was said. The relationship doesn't end when the call does.
the value
what both sides earn
if you're the expert
Your time already has value. OJOs makes that official.
You've built something — a career, a skill set, a perspective that took years to develop. OJOs gives you a simple way to share that with people who genuinely want to learn from it.
- Control who you meet and when
- Show up to every conversation with full context — they've already told you why they want to talk
- Build a public-facing identity that represents how you actually want to be seen
- Keep a record of every connection you've made
if you're seeking
Skip the cold message. Get the real conversation.
The best advice doesn't come from articles or podcasts. It comes from someone who's already been where you're trying to go. OJOs puts those people in front of you — and makes it easy to reach out without feeling like you're asking for a favor.
- Browse real people with real backgrounds, not job titles
- Send a request with context so the expert knows you're serious
- Get a 1-on-1 session — not a template, not a form, a real conversation
- Walk away with notes that live on your Connections page