References from your past
The people who knew you before know you best. Ask them.
AsktheX gathers honest perspectives from your former friends, coworkers, bosses and partners, so you can see yourself clearly and the people meeting you next can trust what they see.
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Asked an ex-coworker
“What should my next team know about working with me?”
“She’ll take the hardest ticket on the board without being asked. Give her context early. She goes quiet when she’s guessing.”
Approved by Maya before anyone else could see it.
Every X sees a different you.
An X is anyone who knew you before: a former friend, coworker, employer, roommate, teammate or partner. Each relationship gets its own questions, the ones only that person can answer.
What should my next team know about working with me?
The answer a reference call never gives.“She’ll take the hardest ticket on the board without being asked. Give her context early. She goes quiet when she’s guessing.”
Demonstration only. These people and answers are fictional.
Every X becomes a book
Their answers, bound into a flip book.
Each X answers your questions, then adds anything personal: a memory, a photo, a letter. Approve it and it becomes a keepsake you can share by private link.
Dani on Maya
Ex-friend · 2012–2021
Roommates, then best friends, then strangers.
We met in a dorm with a broken heater. We drifted when we both moved cities.
1Three steps. No ambush.
You invite your X
Send a private link to someone from your past. Choose the relationship and the questions.
They answer, honestly
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You approve or seal
Approve it and it becomes a book. Seal it and it’s kept, never shown, unless you choose otherwise.
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