Today I’m launching readmebio.com – a site and social network dedicated to professional READMEs.
What’s a professional README?
A professional README is your personal “owner’s manual” for collaboration—a short, living guide that explains how you like to work, not just what you’ve done. It captures your working style (e.g., upfront design vs. iterative), communication and availability preferences, motivations, energy drains, and clear do/don’t expectations so teammates know exactly how to partner with you.
It replaces unwritten rules with explicit guidance → fewer misunderstandings, faster onboarding, better alignment.
Professional README = clarity on day one, alignment every day after.
Here is my README for example: https://readmebio.com/profile/0199435d-09b7-74ce-b694-75c3d848ad05
Fine-grained privacy settings built in from the beginning. With Readmebio, you’re never forced into “all or nothing” sharing. Instead, you control visibility at the exact level you’re comfortable with:
- Private — keep your README as a personal draft or reflection.
- Specific individuals — grant access only to chosen people (by name or email).
- Team-only — share with just your immediate team.
- Org-only — visible across your organization.
- Company-wide — publish to the whole company directory.
- Link-only — generate a private link you can share directly.
- Fully public — showcase your README to the world.
This “privacy ladder” makes it simple to start small and expand as your comfort grows. Whether you’re a new hire writing your first README or a manager aligning expectations across teams, you can be confident that your work style is being shared with the right audience—and only the right audience