Show Notes
Ali Hafizji has a very specific kind of frustration. He watches founders spend three hours a day on LinkedIn, scroll past a feed full of textbook-perfect ChatGPT posts, drop a polite like, and close the app with exactly zero new conversations to show for it. Not because LinkedIn does not work. Because they are using it like a broadcast tower when the platform is actually built like a coffee shop.
Ali is the founder and CEO of Wednesday Solutions, an AI-native product engineering studio whose clients include Rapido, Simpl, PayU, Zalora, and PharmEasy. He built Chime — at getchime.co — as a self-funded spin-off after solving a very personal problem: he grew his own LinkedIn following from under 5,000 to over 12,000 without leaning on a content engine. The secret was not more posts. It was smarter comments, placed on the right posts, in front of exactly the right audience, every single day.
In this conversation, Ali walks through why LinkedIn's algorithm is an interest graph, not a follower graph — and why that distinction changes everything about how founders approach the platform. He explains the comment quality bar that separates comments that build pipeline from comments that get scrolled past, and describes how he built an AI agent that does the soul-crushing work of finding the right conversations so founders can show up, drop one human comment, and close the laptop in ten minutes. He also gets into the anti-predatory pricing model behind Chime's design partner program: a flat $39 per month locked in for life, with prices that go down as the user base grows, not up.
If you have ever felt invisible on LinkedIn while watching competitors print pipeline, this episode is the operating manual.
Frameworks from This Episode
The Interest Graph Engagement Loop
LinkedIn surfaces content based on what users care about, not who they follow — meaning one smart comment puts you in front of your ICP without them ever following you first.
- ›Engage on posts that match your expertise, not just posts from your existing network.
- ›LinkedIn shows your comment to the author's followers — your ICP — automatically.
- ›You appear in the feeds of people who already care about what you do, before any cold outreach.
- ›DMs start coming from people who trust your thinking rather than people you pitched.
- ›Skip the cold-outreach phase entirely by letting the algorithm make the introduction.
The Comment Quality Bar
The average LinkedIn comment is forgettable. A comment that builds pipeline is contrarian, human, and always ends with a question to the author.
- ›No teaching, no textbook tone, no 'ChatGPT wrote this for me' energy.
- ›Lead with a contrarian take or a personal-experience frame, without picking a fight.
- ›Add wordplay, wit, or one personal anecdote to make it feel human.
- ›Keep it to two or three lines maximum.
- ›Always close with a question to the author — it invites a reply and starts a relationship.
The Post-Comment DM Loop
The comment is the handshake. The DM that follows is where the relationship — and eventually the revenue — actually lives.
- ›DM the author of every post you commented on.
- ›DM other people who engaged meaningfully in the same comment thread.
- ›No pitch — coffee-chat energy and genuine curiosity only.
- ›Invite them to your newsletter once trust is established.
- ›Send referrals their way and watch the reciprocity compound over time.
The Anti-Predatory SaaS Pricing Model
Instead of the industry default of raising prices as the product matures, Chime passes cost savings down to customers and locks early adopters in at the founding price forever.
- ›Lock in $39/month for life for the first 25 design partners.
- ›Add new data sources — Reddit, X, and beyond — without raising the base price.
- ›As the user base grows and unit costs drop, the savings go to customers, not margin.
- ›Pricing decisions come from founder conversations, not runway math.
- ›Design partners get direct access to the builder and influence the roadmap.
Key Terms
Tools from This Episode
Chime
AI agent that scans LinkedIn daily, ranks conversations by relevance to your ICP using a database of 40,000 vetted influencers, and delivers a 10-minute engagement digest — so you comment on the right posts in front of the right people without spending the morning scrolling.
Q&A
What is Chime?
Chime is an AI agent at getchime.co that scans LinkedIn each day, ranks relevant conversations by fit with the user's ICP, and delivers a digest of posts worth engaging with. Users spend roughly 10 minutes a day commenting, and Chime never requests LinkedIn login credentials.
Who is Ali Hafizji?
Ali Hafizji is the founder and CEO of Wednesday Solutions, an AI-native product engineering studio whose clients include Rapido, Simpl, PayU, Zalora, and PharmEasy. He is also building Chime as a self-funded spin-off product out of Wednesday Solutions.
Why does posting on LinkedIn produce so little pipeline for most founders?
Because LinkedIn is an interest graph, not a follower graph, and publishing rewards accounts with existing large audiences while ignoring small ones. Commenting on the right posts, by contrast, surfaces you in the feeds of the post author's audience — your ICP — without any follower count required.
How does Chime find the right LinkedIn posts to engage with?
Chime maintains a database of roughly 40,000 vetted LinkedIn influencers, studies the user's own writing and engagement history, and narrows the relevant influencer pool over time. It is not keyword-based — it learns what kind of conversations are actually worth entering for each specific user.
What makes a great LinkedIn comment?
A great comment is contrarian or personal, two to three lines, ends with a question to the author, and carries zero 'ChatGPT wrote this' energy. The ICP does not want to be educated by you — they want to be recognized as someone who thinks, and a question signals you are more interested in them than in yourself.
How much does Chime cost?
Chime's design partner program is $39 per month locked in for life for the first 25 seats. As the user base grows and costs drop, Ali passes the savings down to customers rather than raising prices.
What should I do after commenting on a LinkedIn post?
DM the author of every post you commented on, and DM others who engaged in the same thread. No pitch — open with coffee-chat energy and genuine curiosity. Once trust is established, invite them to your newsletter and send referrals their way. The comment starts the relationship; the DM is where it develops.
Where can I find Ali Hafizji and Chime?
Visit getchime.co for Chime, wednesday.is for Wednesday Solutions, and connect with Ali at linkedin.com/in/alihafizji.
Links from This Episode
- Chimehttps://getchime.co
- Wednesday Solutionshttps://wednesday.is
- Ali Hafizji on LinkedInhttps://linkedin.com/in/alihafizji/
- Ryan Estes on LinkedInhttps://linkedin.com/in/estesryan/
- AI for Foundershttps://aiforfounders.co
- Inbox Alchemyhttps://inboxalchemy.co