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Fanus Admits JobPaths Cannot Track Specific Job Placement Figures
“This is the problem with why I cannot answer that question, because each community has their own programs. They are running their own data. They're connecting with their own employers. They're just using my software. You're grading me as if I'm Indeed. I'm not…”
Jack Fanus Dec 19, 2022 ▶ 10:52 How JobPaths Hit $1.2m in Revenue Helping Ex-Vets Get resources and jobs
Opinion
Traditional job search platforms provide an inadequate, dehumanizing experience for candidates
“I mean, even today, in most cases, you are confronted when you go to those sites by a giant blank search box. You have to type something in and you'll get 3724 results, and they all look the same. What sort of, I mean, I'll get off my soapbox, but I am offende…”
Catherine Minshew Jun 26, 2017 ▶ 12:27 702: With $5k Left in Her Bank TheMuse Was Launched, 50m Visit Annually and 600 Companies Pay
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Swiavich: Indeed blocked me seven times over commission sales job postings
“Indeed blocked me seven times. I created seven different companies that they just wiped me out. We don't accept commission sales jobs there.”
Andrey Swiavich Nov 17, 2022 ▶ 6:11 We call 30k cold leads per month and land 5% as customers. Here's the playbook
Opinion
Job board consolidation leaves employers with only a handful of vendors
“The consolidation of this of this job board industry is, is a little bit scary for employers though, because, you know, they really only have like a handful of people to choose from these days. So you know, the employers, they have to advertise either with, yo…”
Max Armbruster Nov 7, 2018 ▶ 13:41 1201 How he sold customers before hiring first head of engineering
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Intermix Sources Leads by Scraping Job Boards for Amazon Redshift
“It turns out the word redshift is pretty not common in job descriptions. And so if you scrape indeed, for example, you can kind of figure out which companies are using it. So we have scrapers that go out to job boards and then they collect company names. And t…”
Paul Lappas Feb 18, 2020 ▶ 13:17 1669 Weird Way He Gets Customers, $1m in ARR for Data Pipeline Visibility
Assertion Contradicted
Moraitakis: Indeed finds candidates but lacks end-to-end recruiting workflow tools
“Well, Indeed is a job site and it helps you find candidates, but it doesn't help you manage the process, run your career pages, manage your interviews, manage your feedback.”
Nikos Moraitakis Nov 28, 2018 ▶ 4:06 1222 Workable CEO on Saying "No" to Acquisition Offers, $20m+ in ARR
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fuentes: Proven has not engaged in acquisition talks with Indeed
“That's false.”
Pablo Fuentes Sep 23, 2016 ▶ 12:57 EP 426: 1500 Customers and Profitable, $5.5M Raised with Pablo Fuentes of Proven.com
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