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Shared Experiences

Common experiences between user (seller) and contact (prospect) like same company, school, city, etc.

Shared experiences identify personal connections through common backgrounds, locations, and professional histories, enabling authentic relationship building.

Why does this insight matter?

  • Creates instant rapport through genuine connections
  • Enables authentic, personal conversations
  • Builds trust through shared context
  • Demonstrates genuine research and interest

Insight Subtypes and Usage

Supported Subtypes:

  • sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer
  • sharedExperiencesProspectColleaguePreviousEmployeeIsYourCustomer
  • sharedExperiencesSharedCustomer
  • sharedExperiencesSharedPastEmployerUserColleague
  • sharedExperiencesLivedSameCity
  • sharedExperiencesWentSameSchool
  • sharedExperiencesWorkedSameCompany

Example: sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer

API Controls:

  1. Generate Content API:

    { "enabledInsights": ["sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer"], "disabledInsights": [] }
  2. Generate Insights API:

    { "insightSubtype": "sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer" }

Note: This subtype may appear automatically based on relevance unless explicitly controlled via these parameters.

Example Payload

{ "data": [ { "subtype": "You worked at the same company", "userLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wiener/", "contactLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanbasch/", "userName": "Daniel", "contactName": "Ryan", "sharedCompanyName": "Oracle", "userSharedCompanyStartYear": 2017, "userSharedCompanyEndYear": 2017, "contactSharedCompanyStartYear": 2013, "contactSharedCompanyEndYear": 2014 }, { "subtype": "You live in the same city", "userLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wiener/", "contactLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottleese/", "userName": "Daniel", "contactName": "Scott", "sharedCityName": "austin", "sharedCurrentCity": "austin" }, { "subtype": "You went to the same school", "userLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wiener/", "contactLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/katparker803", "userName": "Daniel", "contactName": "Kat", "sharedSchool": "University of Southern California" }, { "subtype": "Prospect's previous company is a customer", "userLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wiener/", "contactLinkedinUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelbymfrazier", "userName": "Daniel", "contactName": "Shelby", "sharedCompanyName": "Brex", "contactSharedCompanyStartYear": 2019, "contactSharedCompanyEndYear": 2020 } ] }

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