Connection Threads
How Poncdash measures the resilience of your connections
What is a thread?
A connection thread is an independent way you can reach someone. Each thread is a separate channel — if one disappears, the others still work.
- Poncdash connection — You're both on Poncdash and linked (the strongest thread)
- Email — You have their email address
- Phone — You have their phone number
- Provider sync — They exist in a connected provider (Google, Microsoft, iCloud)
- Platform presence — They were imported from a specific platform (LinkedIn, HubSpot, etc.)
Resilient vs fragile
A contact with 3+ threads is resilient — shown in green. You can reach them through multiple independent channels.
A contact with only 1 thread is fragile — shown in red. If that one channel goes away (you leave a platform, lose a phone number), you lose the connection entirely.
Contacts with 2 threads are in the middle — amber. Better than one, but still worth strengthening.
Where to see threads
Thread indicators appear throughout Poncdash:
- Contact cards — A compact coloured indicator next to each name
- Contact detail page — Full breakdown of each thread type
- Dashboard — The "Resilient" stat card and vulnerability widget
How to strengthen connections
Every action you take in Poncdash can add threads:
- Add contact methods — Adding an email or phone creates a new thread
- Import from another platform — Records platform presence as a thread
- Connect a provider — Synced contacts gain a provider thread
- Invite to Poncdash — If they join and connect, that's the strongest thread of all
💡The goal: no single platform should be a single point of failure for any relationship that matters to you.
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