Blog
Updates and essays from Icebreaker Labs
Spring Updates: Chat, MCP, and Ingestion Improvements
We've been hard at work making Icebreaker Teams the best way to tap your whole team's aggregated network using natural language. Here's what's new.
New in Icebreaker Teams: Simplified imports and automations
Browser extension, MCP, and more
Is This Message Legit? Cold Outreach in the Age of Broken Trust Signals
Searching for signal in uncertainty
The Power of Trusted Contacts
The most important updates are only shared among trusted groups
Announcing Icebreaker Teams
Hiring faster and smarter from the network you already trust
Introducing: The Hypernetwork
Because the world has enough social networks
800 top companies now reachable through the power of your network
Reintroducing trust in professional networking
Warming up at Icebreaker
A Brand rooted in Trust
Digital identity needs interoperable systems
We’re entering a new era of digital identity, when your network, reputation, and contributions can unlock real opportunities. But to get there, we need a better foundation: identity systems built on interoperable data.
Modern Digital Reputation: Trust, Verification, and the Scammer Problem
Recently, a promising startup had a wake-up call: a pseudonymous but well-regarded co-founder was recognized at an in-person networking event as a developer who was fired for stealing funds from their previous company. This developer had spent over a year crafting a digital identity, gaining influence and trust through online social networks.
Deepfakes in Hiring
High level thoughts 1. Sophisticated deepfakes and state-level hackers are infiltrating remote hiring 2. Everything comes back to trust 3. Advancements in decentralized identity can help address this challenge
Personalizing FarCon: A case study in decentralized identity
Reflections on Icebreaker's experience personalizing badges at FarCon
Icebreaker: Behind the name
In cyberspace's original vision, Icebreakers were powerful tools for piercing corporate data walls and AIs