What information is on a Distill profile?
1. Profile Header
The top section of a profile includes key identifying information about a person or company. You will see a dropdown arrow to access the header details. Press the arrow to open and close the header. We'll include:
- Header details, see: How to update your profile header
- Location
- Email addresses
- Title and company (person profiles only)
- Pronoun, age, alternate names (person profiles only)
- Tags (e.g. “executive", “VC”)
2. Overview
In the overview, we provide a brief description of the person or company. We will also provide professional and Personal Highlights (see: Read summary highlights on profiles), which offer a summary of their accomplishments and milestones. Each profile can have up to 7 highlights.
3. Connections, Mutual Connections & Intro Paths
Understanding how you're connected to someone can make all the difference. Whether you're reaching out for a warm intro or simply learning more about a profile, Distill helps you highlight shared commonalities, identify mutual connections, and uncover the best paths to connect through trusted contacts. Here are some specific features on how you can achieve this:
- See: Intro Paths - See the strongest path to get connected. We’ll find the best path to connect through mutual contacts you trust and see how they know each other.
- For Company profiles, we’ll show Intro paths to companies
- For company profiles, we also offer: Find the right people in your network using people search
4. Work Experience, Education, Other Experiences
You can see a person's professional roles and background. We will also include education and non-traditional work experiences such as advisor roles, mentorships, board or association involvement. See: How to update work experience and education to learn more.
We'll display your current positions and also a summary of your work experience, including:
- Total years of experience
- Number of companies and positions worked
- Average tenure per company
- Company and company details such as duration, founded year, # of employees, location, and industry.
- Role/title
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