For startup, helping people connect on LinkedIn is big business

Co-founders Cody Harvey, left, and Devin Johnson each cultivated an early sales niche: Harvey won over Uber drivers; Johnson found clients at conferences. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned) Devin Johnson, 25, is a person who is willing to take what he calls “massive action” in pursuit of his goals. One example happened while he was still in high school. He started a sneaker resale business to help support his family after his mother lost her job. His next big feat came with the creation of Kennected, now ranked among the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 5000 list and known for allowing users to automate their outreach to prospective customers via LinkedIn After this story was published, IBJ learned that LinkedIn sent a cease-and-desist letter to Kennected on Friday, calling for the company to stop scraping member data from LinkedIn. Johnson said he believes his company is in compliance with LinkedIn’s user agreement and looks forward to reaching a successful resolution. The Indianapolis software company was born in 2018 when Johnson and one of his co-founders, Cody Harvey, sketched out an idea on a napkin at a McAlister’s Deli. The idea: What if there were a software tool that could help people efficiently
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