Show threadJTIMar 26

Looks like Nolto found a future - just in a different field.

https://github.com/Jtensetti/fediverse-career-nexus/blob/c0ed249ca3422a4af09b254f0dfe4109d564e395/.lovable/plan.md

I reiterate my point on "this needs appropriate amounts of capital to execute as federated professional social network". Especially if it's supposed to not instantly fall into the extraction-business-model-trap / surveillance-capitalism-trap.

#nolto #noltosocial #linkedin #linked #surveilancecapitalism #extractivecapitalism

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JTIMar 23

A quick note on Nolto.
On 15 March 2026 its creator Jonathan Tensetti intentionally closed the service and deleted his Fediverse account.

What he built - Europe’s second decentralised LinkedIn alternative on ActivityPub - was gloriously vibecoded but effective. It showed, with hard data and testimonials, that the demand for a sovereignty-respecting professional platform is real.

I had been working in parallel: detailed research on technical choices, product mechanics, business-model viability under distributed/FOSS conditions, and how to test everything in practice for such a product. Nothing yolo — but nothing yet proven in production either. Jonathan precluded me by just yolo'ing the Nolto MVP. Thanks for that.

To move from proven demand to a solid, maintainable product I need proper capital, runway and possibly 1-2 additional people.
I'm looking for European-aligned funding - preferably from Germany, Poland or Denmark - networks that value independence and data protection without the usual bureaucratic overhead.

If you know the right people in those circles, please connect me with them before the current momentum fades.

Serious replies and boosts appreciated.

#Nolto #noltosocial #ActivityPub #DigitalSovereignty #Fediverse #linkedin #opensource #foss #networking

Show threadEvi SchreckMar 17
@craiglambie42 @moellus until now, i was not into hosting server for the fediverse. But it might be interesting for me to take a look at and see, if the #nolto project can be brought to kife again.
I already operate #odoo community edition on a k8s cluster in my own company and have good exerience in IT Infra and software architecture. Maybe good if others that are interested get together
Show threadMœllus ⁂Mar 17
@craiglambie42 @evischreck As I understand it, #nolto was a vibe coded project, and the developer didn't have the resources to meet the growing demand. Can't say anything more about the code itself.
Show threadCraig LambieMar 17
@moellus @evischreck I have been wondering the same thing lately.
A business friendly alt pub server. I wonder if #nolto is open source and could be rebooted.
I was literally having this discussion with some masto admins today.
Show threadMœllus ⁂Mar 15
@evischreck until recently, there was the #nolto project 
Michiel PiscaerMar 8
Nooooo, nolto.social is shutting down I like the idea of having a destination when I move away from #linkedin. Are there any alternatives? #nolto
ShiMar 4

Schade Nolto.social wurde eingestampft. Ich fand die Idee super.
Ich war da in einer interessanten holländischen Bubble gelandet.

#nolto

Steven D Rowe 🇨🇦🇬🇧Feb 28

Didn't realise Nolto was just an experiment but the uptake proves there is an interest to have an alternative to LinkedIn.

#Nolto #LinkedIn

https://www.nolto.social/

Nolto - Professional Social Network

A professional social network that runs on the ActivityPub federation protocol, focusing on privacy, accessibility, and a healthy user culture.

Show threadHans_RutarFeb 23

@nebelspecht

Nolto.social ist zuende, so lese auf der #Nolto Seite
Zitat:
At this point I have decided to shut it down.

You can log in and download your data. Nothing else on the platform will remain active. The site now exists only for data export.
All user data will be permanently deleted in 20 days, including the database and stored files. After that, the backend will be removed entirely.