Shared Experiences

Overview

Shared Experiences identify personal connections between seller and prospect—same company, same school, same city, shared customers, or mutual colleagues.

We compare seller and prospect LinkedIn profiles across 4M+ contacts to detect 7 overlap types: same employer (with date overlap analysis), same school, same city, shared customer relationships, and colleague connections. Each signal includes the specific connection details (company name, school name, city, overlap dates) so you can reference it naturally in outreach.

Available Subtypes

Signal	Subtype Enum	Description
Previous company is customer	`sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer`	Prospect's previous company is your customer
Colleague's previous employer is customer	`sharedExperiencesProspectColleaguePreviousEmployeeIsYourCustomer`	Prospect's colleague previously worked at your customer
Shared customer	`sharedExperiencesSharedCustomer`	You share a common customer
Worked with prospect's colleague	`sharedExperiencesSharedPastEmployerUserColleague`	You worked with prospect's current colleague
Lived same city	`sharedExperiencesLivedSameCity`	You lived in the same city
Went same school	`sharedExperiencesWentSameSchool`	You attended the same school
Worked same company	`sharedExperiencesWorkedSameCompany`	You worked at the same company

Response Fields

Core Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`data`	array	—	Array of shared experience objects

Common Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`data[].subtype`	string	`"You worked at the same company"`	Type of shared experience
`data[].userLinkedinUrl`	string	`"https://www.linkedin.com/in/..."`	Seller's LinkedIn URL
`data[].contactLinkedinUrl`	string	`"https://www.linkedin.com/in/..."`	Prospect's LinkedIn URL
`data[].userName`	string	`"Daniel"`	Seller's first name
`data[].contactName`	string	`"Ryan"`	Prospect's first name

Shared Company Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`data[].sharedCompanyName`	string	`"Oracle"`	Company name in common
`data[].userSharedCompanyStartYear`	integer	`2017`	When seller started there
`data[].userSharedCompanyEndYear`	integer	`2017`	When seller left
`data[].contactSharedCompanyStartYear`	integer	`2013`	When prospect started there
`data[].contactSharedCompanyEndYear`	integer	`2014`	When prospect left

Shared Location Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`data[].sharedCityName`	string	`"austin"`	City in common
`data[].sharedCurrentCity`	string	`"austin"`	Current shared city

Shared School Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`data[].sharedSchool`	string	`"University of Southern California"`	School in common

Resolution Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`contactEmail`	string	`"[email protected]"`	Contact's email address
`contactLinkedinUrl`	string	`"linkedin.com/in/ryanbasch"`	Contact's LinkedIn URL
`companyUrl`	string	`"example.com"`	Company website domain
`companyLinkedinUrl`	string	`"linkedin.com/company/example"`	Company LinkedIn URL

Full JSON Response Example

{
  "contactEmail": "[email protected]",
  "contactLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/in/ryanbasch",
  "companyUrl": "example.com",
  "companyLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/company/example",
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

API Usage

Generate Content API

{
  "enabledInsights": ["sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer"],
  "disabledInsights": []
}

Generate Insights API

{
  "insightSubtype": "sharedExperiencesPreviousCompanyIsCustomer"
}

Example Output

"Noticed we both spent time at Oracle—small world! I was there in 2017 on the cloud infrastructure team. Would love to connect and share how we're helping other Oracle alumni tackle [challenge]."

Coverage

Refresh: Weekly
Coverage: 5-25% of contacts (varies by subtype)
Best for: Relationship building, warm outreach, trust establishment