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Do you really want funding?

My monthly news roundups invariably feature a number of companies that have received funding from venture capitalists and other types of investors. Going through funding rounds - which was pretty much non-existent during the first few decades of the industry…

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Names can be useful but misleading things

NOTE: I'm re-upping this post from earlier in the year because: a) it's still relevant; and b) I asked what job boards called themselves in the latest Recruiting Site Trends Survey. Turns out a lot of them call themselves 'job…

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SEEK's variable adventure

SEEK’s variable adventure begins

Did you hear? SEEK, the Australian job board giant, is moving from a subscription-based revenue model to variable - or surge - pricing. Um...what's that, you may ask. Well...it is lining up the price for a job ad with the…

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path to profitability

Path to profitability?: a tale of Uber-idiocy

Uber has the distinction of having its company name enter the English language as both a verb and noun: 'Let's uber to the restaurant', and 'We'll grab an Uber'. Like Kleenex and Band-Aid before it, Uber is sliding into the…

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LinkedIn's new moves

LinkedIn’s new moves

In talking about LinkedIn's new moves, you have to remember that it is big - literally. It has more than 15,000 employees in 30+ offices around the world. It has 645 million members in 200 countries. And it's trying some…

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dinosaurs and automobiles

Making money with dinosaurs and automobiles

Ok, a question for you: which site can make more money - a job board that gets 80%+ of its revenue from job postings, or a job board that gets 80%+ of its revenue from 'recruiting solution' subscriptions? Um...trick question.…

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