your experience, the way it actually happened
LinkedIn lists where you worked.
Sapling shows how you grew.
Keep your LinkedIn. Add the part it can't show: how a side project built after work became a company millions of people use. Drop in your resume and Sapling grows it into a tree anyone can explore in seconds.
- Works without an account
- Private chapters stay on your device
- Plays like a story
sample tree · tap a chapter, or play the story
The problem with lists
A list tells them where. A tree tells them how.
Resumes and profiles are lists: who, where and when. They can't show that a side project built after work became a company.
The list
- Founder and CEOTidewell · 2020 – present
- Customer Support SpecialistFintrack · 2019
- Warehouse shift leadShipFast Logistics · 2018 – 2019
- Computer Science (no degree)Westbrook State University · 2016 – 2018
- Eastbrook High SchoolPortland · 2012 – 2016
Everything is there. None of it is connected.
The tree
The same chapters, plus what grew from what.
How it works
From resume to tree in about a minute.
Drop in your resume
Upload a PDF or paste the text. Prefer LinkedIn? Save your profile as a PDF and drop that in. Reading happens on your own machine.
Connect the branches
Confirm what grew from what: the side project that became a company. Drag a chapter onto another to reconnect it.
Send one short link
Claim a short link like /s/your-name. Recruiters get a summary, an arc, and a story they can play. Update it whenever you grow.
For recruiters
Made for the thirty seconds a recruiter has.
- A summary first. Where you are now and your three best moments, before anything else.
- Play the story. The camera walks the tree chapter by chapter, oldest to newest.
- Tap anything. Every chapter opens to what you actually did and what it led to.
Maya Chen
Recruiter viewLeft college, built Tidewell on nights and weekends. 12 million people use it now.
Highlights
- ★Founder and CEO, Tidewell12 million users, $2.4B valuation
- ★Customer Support, FintrackHeard the problem Tidewell now solves
- ★Bill-splitting side projectBuilt after work, became Tidewell
Beside LinkedIn
Works with your profile, not instead of it.
Keep on LinkedIn
- Networking and introductions
- Messaging recruiters
- Job search and applications
- Endorsements and recommendations
Add with Sapling
- The story behind the titles
- What grew from what
- A different view for recruiters, friends and you
- A tree that plays like a story
Start from LinkedIn by saving your profile as a PDF. Link back by putting your Sapling link in your Featured section or website field.
About
Built for paths that aren't a straight line.
Sapling started from a frustration with resumes that hide the real story: the dropout who became a founder, the side project that became a company. Instead of another profile to maintain, it's a tree you own, with chapters you choose who sees.
Your resume is read on your own machine. Private chapters never leave your browser. Share links are made for the thirty seconds a recruiter actually has.
“I wanted a place where the story behind the titles could finally show up.”
Adam Osman, builder of Sapling · computer science and business student at Georgia State
What we believe
- 1Causality over chronologyWhat grew from what matters more than a list of dates.
- 2Beside LinkedIn, not against itNetworking lives there. The story lives here.
- 3Privacy by defaultRecruiters, friends and only-you are different views of one tree.
Does Sapling replace LinkedIn?
No. Keep your profile for networking and job search. Put your Sapling link in your Featured section or website field and let it tell the story.
Who can see which chapters?
You choose per chapter: Recruiters, Friends, or Only me. Chapters marked Only me never leave your device, and they're never part of any link.
Where does my resume go?
Reading your resume runs on a model on your own computer, so the file isn't sent to a third party.
Plant your first chapter.
It takes about a minute, and you can change anything afterwards.