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Find companies worth joining.Find actually interesting and fast-growing startups. Search yourself or browse our curated lists, which we update weekly.100s
Meet interesting people to collaborate with.Browse our private directory of 92,000+ talented people in tech. Find a cofounder, a first hire, an employer, someone to give feedback, and lots more.92K+
Identify unique new roles.Probably the most useful job search tool on the internet. Filter by whatever, search in plain English, read our exclusive hiring lists, and get personalized roles in your inbox.+
Browse startup and side project ideas.A library with 100s of researched ideas for startups and side projects. A good place to start when you want to build but don’t know what yet.100+ ideas
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Learn tactics and inspiration to help you win.Helpful, sometimes-viral guides and interviews on cold email, negotiating offers, finding a cofounder, and more. All on our Substack.13 guides
Connect your AI to chat with Next Play.Search jobs and find people in the community from Claude, ChatGPT or Grok. Ask in plain words and Next Play answers in the chat.

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What people are saying…

Nicole Debow@nicoledebow

got my job thanks to @benln’s startup hiring list. super grateful for it. if you're job hunting, start there.

fire off those cold emails and keep grinding till you land the one. it works.

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Ryan Hoover@rrhoover

I admire what @benln and @jrdngonen are doing with Next Play.

If you're considering a career pivot or just curious how others have done it, take a look: nextplay.so

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William Wolf@willium

Ben shared @GestaltHDI on this list (thank you!) and we received ~30 applicants within a few hours.

At least 20 of them are insanely high quality candidates.

If you're hiring, this is the best channel I've tried by far.

If you're looking for a gig, 100% subscribe

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Elie Steinbock@elie2222

If you’re looking to join a growing startup or for people to start your next thing with, apply to @nextplayso

Run by @benln. He was early to Product Hunt (top 5 hunter) and Notion (early employee)

When I got posted I got 20 high quality intros for cofounders. Highly recommend

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Brie Wolfson@zebriez

career transitions are scary, generative, swirly, beautiful, productive, big deal moments.

my dear friends @benln and @jrdngonen are helping people find what's next.

if that's you, or might be some time, check it out:

nextplay.so

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Dan Schreter@DanSchreter

Our second private @nextplayso gathering last week, for exceptional talent exploring what's next. Co-hosted with @raphaelouzan and @nicole_ripka. Thank you Phil Chen and Brian De Leon from @jpmorgan for sponsoring! To join the next one, apply at nextplay.so

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Camille Ricketts@camillericketts

Love what @benln & @jrdngonen are doing with Next Play. As someone who's been through that dreamy, thrilling, terrifying, nerve-rattling process of figuring out what's next - it's the best resource ✨

Community, meetups, mentoring, more: nextplay.so

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David Apple@davidcapple

Anyone thinking about their next career play should follow @benln and sign up to the @nextplayso newsletter.

It’s like a cheat code that allows anyone to be “in the know” of the best tech opportunities out there without having -or tapping into- their network.

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Neil Parikh@neilparikh

love what @benln and @jrdngonen are doing with next play. have met so many interesting people!

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Dani Grant@thedanigrant

Looking for your next role? @benln started a newsletter w/ top under the radar startup opportunities: nextplay.so

(Including a few from jam.dev/careers!)

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Gaby Goldberg@gaby_goldberg

If you're looking for what's next, check out @benln and @jrdngonen's group nextplay.so. Highly-curated in-person gatherings and co-founder matchmaking for top operators across stages, sectors, and geographies. I think the "next play mafia" will be quite impressive :)

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Things people ask…

Who runs this?

Ben Lang and friends.

Is it free?

Yes. Joining Next Play is free. If you want more, there’s Friends of Next Play, our paid membership: a private Slack, the member directory, $1000s in discounts, private hiring lists, and more.

Who is it for?

People in tech working out what’s next. Operators, founders, engineers, designers, salespeople. Maybe you’re job hunting. Maybe you’re starting something. Maybe you just want to see what’s out there. All good.

What do I actually get?

Open roles at startups from seed to growth stage. Companies you can filter by stage, industry and recent funding. Intros to people worth knowing. Off-the-record gatherings in 20+ cities. And a newsletter full of opportunities, plus guides and ideas for when you want to build something.

Is there a newsletter?

There is, and it’s one of the top tech Substacks, with 92,000+ subscribers. It’s mostly opportunities from early-stage companies looking for their next key people. Subscribe here.

Can I use it from Claude or ChatGPT?

Yep. Once you have a profile, connect Next Play to Claude, ChatGPT or Grok and you can search jobs and find people without leaving the chat. Here’s how.

I’m hiring. Is this for me?

It is, just on a different page. Here’s how hiring on Next Play works.

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