Re:Show HN: Bounty – Crowdsourced Technical Recruiting
by tqn on Wednesday June 18, 2014 @05:40PM
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Andrew, thanks a lot for sharing your feedback and personal experience attempting a similar service.
You mentioned that "It's a stinky idea at its core because people don't like selling their friends and acquaintances." Was the biggest challenge finding people interested in making referrals?
Your caveat is well-taken. It seems like quite a number of startups, unsuccessfully, have tried to get this model to work. Most notably Top Prospect, which I believe is now defunct:
You mentioned that "It's a stinky idea at its core because people don't like selling their friends and acquaintances." Was the biggest challenge finding people interested in making referrals?
Your caveat is well-taken. It seems like quite a number of startups, unsuccessfully, have tried to get this model to work. Most notably Top Prospect, which I believe is now defunct:
http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/15/top-prospect-connects-with-...