Feast, famine, and the network you forgot about
Every independent knows the cycle. You are heads down on an engagement for six months, it ends, and suddenly you need the next one. You open LinkedIn and realize you have not talked to most of the people who could hire you since the last time this happened.
Meanwhile your network kept moving. The CFO you supported is now CEO somewhere else. The founder you advised raised a round and needs an operator. A former colleague joined a private equity firm and has six portfolio companies with the exact problem you solve. None of them sent you a message. They were waiting for you to show up.
What wait who? does for fractional execs and consultants
- Reads your whole LinkedIn network and keeps company, title and the date you connected for everyone in it.
- Refreshes weekly and shows who changed company or title: new CEOs, new COOs, founders who just raised, past clients who moved.
- Shows who engages with your posts, so the people already paying attention to your thinking are easy to find.
- Lets you search your own network by role, industry or company: "operating partners at PE firms" or "founders in fintech I know".
- Drafts a short, specific first message. Congratulations first, offer second, never a pitch in the first line.
- Helps you stay visible between engagements: turn a lesson from your last project into a post draft, then review and schedule it yourself.
A month that fills the pipeline
Week one
Connect LinkedIn and let the sync run. Your list shows the people whose roles changed, plus the ones who engaged with your recent posts. You pick ten and send a short note to each: "Saw you started as COO at the new company, congratulations. If the first 90 days look anything like last time, happy to compare notes."
Week two and three
A few reply. One wants to talk about a problem they inherited. Another introduces you to their CEO. You keep sending five notes a week from the Monday list, and post twice about what you see in your niche.
Week four
You have conversations in motion before the current engagement ends, instead of starting from zero after it does.
How it compares to what most independents do today
| Approach | Cost | What you get | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scrolling LinkedIn when work dries up | Free | Whatever the feed shows you that day | Too late and too random: the moves happened months ago |
| A spreadsheet of past clients | Free plus your time | A list you trust | Goes stale the week you stop updating it |
| Cold outreach to new companies | Time plus tools | Volume | No trust, low reply rates, and it is not why clients hire independents |
| wait who? | 27 euros a month, 7 days free, no card | A weekly list of who moved and who is engaging, with drafts | Only your own network, by design |
Questions people ask
Why do job changes matter so much for consultants?
Someone who just started a new leadership role has a fresh mandate, a budget and gaps in their team, and they tend to bring in people they already trust. If you worked with them before, a short congratulations at the right time often turns into a conversation about work. The hard part is noticing in time, which is what wait who? does.
Is this a CRM?
No. wait who? does not track deals or invoices. It watches your LinkedIn network, tells you who changed and who is engaging with you, and drafts the first message. Keep your proposals and pipeline wherever you keep them today.
Will it post or message on my behalf?
No. It drafts, you send. Nothing reaches LinkedIn unless you press send. It can also help you turn your own ideas into post drafts, which you review and schedule yourself.
Does it work with Claude?
Yes. wait who? has a connector in Claude's directory. Ask things like 'which past clients changed roles this quarter?' or 'prep me for my call with my old client' and get answers from your own network.
What does it cost?
Seven days free with no card, then 27 euros a month for one plan with everything included and 150 credits a month for AI questions, drafts and LinkedIn actions.
Find your next engagement in your own network
Free for 7 days, no card. Connect LinkedIn and see which past clients and colleagues changed roles, in about 5 minutes.
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