# Talentsky

> Talentsky is a San Francisco professional network that lets people record achievements, compare skills with mentors and learn or teach in live workshops. Its enterprise tools use employee-led workshops for internal learning and to build relationships with prospective talent.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Rick Devine (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Professional network and achievements, Live Workshops, Mentor Premium, Internal Learning, Talent Sourcing
- **Notable:** Founder Rick Devine says Talentsky had raised more than $40 million from over 200 individual backers by April 2023; this is a founder-reported figure., Talentsky added Eve Saltman to its board in June 2022 and Monica Pool Knox to its advisory board in December 2022.

## Products & services

- **Professional network and achievements** — Free profiles for posting work achievements, showing skills, following people and comparing skills with mentors.
- **Live Workshops** — One-hour sessions led by qualified mentors, offered free or paid, for professional skill learning and relationship building.
- **Mentor Premium** — Paid personal analytics, follower insights and skill matching tools, advertised at $49.95 a year.
- **Internal Learning** — Employee-led workshops, workshop suggestions and analytics for workforce learning.
- **Talent Sourcing** — Branded employer workshops and analytics showing mentor following, workshop participation and career interest.

## Achievements

- Founder Rick Devine says Talentsky had raised more than $40 million from over 200 individual backers by April 2023; this is a founder-reported figure.
- Talentsky added Eve Saltman to its board in June 2022 and Monica Pool Knox to its advisory board in December 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — The newsroom published Rick Devine's essay on Steve Jobs, AI and the role of human skills.
- **2023-09** — Devine described Talentsky's live, small-group workshop strategy in a founder essay.
- **2022-12** — Talentsky announced former Microsoft HR executive Monica Pool Knox as an adviser.

## Links

- Website: https://www.talentsky.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talentsky-inc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talentskyinc

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Last updated: 2026-09-30