Comments on: Jobster, the Web 2.0 company on steroids, brings total bounty to $50M http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jobster raises another $7M » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-806016 Jobster raises another $7M » VentureBeat Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:14:21 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-806016 [...] Jobster, a site for job seekers and their potential employers, has raised another $7 million in a fourth round of funding. It’s not a huge amount of cash, but it comes on top of the $50 million that Jobster previously raised at a more than $100 million valuation. [...] [...] Jobster, a site for job seekers and their potential employers, has raised another $7 million in a fourth round of funding. It’s not a huge amount of cash, but it comes on top of the $50 million that Jobster previously raised at a more than $100 million valuation. [...]

]]> By: Dead2.0 http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4789 Dead2.0 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:01:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4789 <strong>Funding the Web 2.0 gravy train</strong> I started this blog, mostly for the fun of being a contrarian, about a month ago after watching a lot of hype/crazy talk about this so-called Web 2.0. I do agree with most who say the term is generally a bad one, but I haven’t seen anything else... Funding the Web 2.0 gravy train

I started this blog, mostly for the fun of being a contrarian, about a month ago after watching a lot of hype/crazy talk about this so-called Web 2.0. I do agree with most who say the term is generally a bad one, but I haven’t seen anything else…

]]> By: SiliconBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4788 SiliconBeat Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:33:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4788 <strong>What's new? Sex, lawsuits, video....& ads....what did you expect?</strong> Heatseek ...and that's all going on right here in Silicon Valley: Hummer Winblad still embroiled in Napster suit -- Here's the Red Herring piece about the latest, regarding charges that Hummer Winblad erased email pertaining to the case. YouTube has po... What’s new? Sex, lawsuits, video….& ads….what did you expect?

Heatseek …and that’s all going on right here in Silicon Valley: Hummer Winblad still embroiled in Napster suit — Here’s the Red Herring piece about the latest, regarding charges that Hummer Winblad erased email pertaining to the case. YouTube has po…

]]> By: PostBubble http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4787 PostBubble Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:52:54 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4787 <strong>VCs are starting to bet big on Web 2.0</strong> Lately there have been some web 2.0 companies that have raised big money. Take a look at Jobster and Zillow for example. These companies started showing a little headway and with that a lot of money has come their way. Zillow, who recently announced a... VCs are starting to bet big on Web 2.0

Lately there have been some web 2.0 companies that have raised big money. Take a look at Jobster and Zillow for example. These companies started showing a little headway and with that a lot of money has come their way. Zillow, who recently announced a…

]]> By: Silicon Valley Watcher--Tom Foremski on the business and culture of innovation http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4786 Silicon Valley Watcher--Tom Foremski on the business and culture of innovation Tue, 25 Jul 2006 08:26:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4786 <strong>The Valley is Back: VCs setting funding records</strong> By Richard Koman for The Valley is back. How do you know? Follow the money. AP reports that VCs sunk $6.35 billion into 856 startups in Q2 - the hottest quarter for VC investing since Q4 of 2001. And surely you remember that quarter with fond memories.... The Valley is Back: VCs setting funding records

By Richard Koman for The Valley is back. How do you know? Follow the money. AP reports that VCs sunk $6.35 billion into 856 startups in Q2 – the hottest quarter for VC investing since Q4 of 2001. And surely you remember that quarter with fond memories….

]]> By: SiliconBeat http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 SiliconBeat Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:06:02 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4785 <strong>Zillow raises $25, joins ranks of bigger Web 2.0 companies</strong> Zillow.com, the controversial online real estate company that provides value estimates on homes, has raised $25 million in a second round of funding. It is controversial because it pisses off lots of real estate agents, who think providing values is t... Zillow raises $25, joins ranks of bigger Web 2.0 companies

Zillow.com, the controversial online real estate company that provides value estimates on homes, has raised $25 million in a second round of funding. It is controversial because it pisses off lots of real estate agents, who think providing values is t…

]]> By: Job Search Websites http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4784 Job Search Websites Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:15:22 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4784 <strong>Job Search Websites</strong> Also lists free job posting sites. NURSING DEGREES In 10 Months Earn Your Nursing Degree Online In As Little As 10 Months FromLOC... Job Search Websites

Also lists free job posting sites. NURSING DEGREES In 10 Months Earn Your Nursing Degree Online In As Little As 10 Months FromLOC…

]]> By: Observer http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4783 Observer Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:36:05 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4783 You ask us to look a little closer? I just took a look at their impressive client list (http://www.jobster.com/search/companies.html), but it seems that of the 347 companies whose logos appear on Jobster 98 (i.e. 28%)have zero jobs posted at this site??? Boeing has 48 jobs listed, which must be 1% of their annual recruitment target? Actually 294 of these 347 companies (84%) have less than 50 jobs posted, which sounds like free trial numbers to me? Unlike job boards or Craig's list, Jobster recently stopped showing posting dates, so it's hard to say how fresh / old these job opportunities are... What rubber? What road? You ask us to look a little closer? I just took a look at their impressive client list (http://www.jobster.com/search/companies.html), but it seems that of the 347 companies whose logos appear on Jobster 98 (i.e. 28%)have zero jobs posted at this site???

Boeing has 48 jobs listed, which must be 1% of their annual recruitment target?

Actually 294 of these 347 companies (84%) have less than 50 jobs posted, which sounds like free trial numbers to me?

Unlike job boards or Craig’s list, Jobster recently stopped showing posting dates, so it’s hard to say how fresh / old these job opportunities are…

What rubber? What road?

]]> By: The Ponderings of Woodrow http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4727 The Ponderings of Woodrow Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:45:34 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4727 <strong>Example #815 of how there's excess capital everywhere...Jobster lands ANOTHER $18mm!</strong> It's a GREAT time to be an entrepreneur...a GREAT time. Why? Because the ecosystem is overflowing with capital. Sounds like a gross exaggeration you say? Consider: NEA and Oak Investment both raised $2B venture funds in Q2; the two largest Example #815 of how there’s excess capital everywhere…Jobster lands ANOTHER $18mm!

It’s a GREAT time to be an entrepreneur…a GREAT time. Why? Because the ecosystem is overflowing with capital. Sounds like a gross exaggeration you say? Consider: NEA and Oak Investment both raised $2B venture funds in Q2; the two largest

]]> By: Recruiter http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4726 Recruiter Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:55:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4726 Everything Jobster says makes sense - accept for one thing. It doesn?t really work. Jobster is nothing more than a glorified job distributor that leans heavily on email as it main distribution outlet. Initially that first email you get from the HR group is interesting, but that quickly fades. The success rate of the message being passed through to second and third level of people is minimal. Ever get emails from your training group on "tip of the day?" How much attention do you give these emails? Recruiters find using yet another system to be cumbersome. Jobster has made some progress on ATS integration but it?s still very limited. What kills me is that nobody is asking these guys the right questions. Ever wonder why you never hear any real results? Talk to people using the system and get their opinion. If something doesn?t quite feel right about this 100 million dollar company then do yourself a favor and look a little closer. Rubber never meets the road and the wheels of propaganda continue to spin spin spin.... Everything Jobster says makes sense – accept for one thing. It doesn?t really work. Jobster is nothing more than a glorified job distributor that leans heavily on email as it main distribution outlet.

Initially that first email you get from the HR group is interesting, but that quickly fades. The success rate of the message being passed through to second and third level of people is minimal. Ever get emails from your training group on “tip of the day?” How much attention do you give these emails?

Recruiters find using yet another system to be cumbersome. Jobster has made some progress on ATS integration but it?s still very limited.

What kills me is that nobody is asking these guys the right questions. Ever wonder why you never hear any real results? Talk to people using the system and get their opinion.

If something doesn?t quite feel right about this 100 million dollar company then do yourself a favor and look a little closer. Rubber never meets the road and the wheels of propaganda continue to spin spin spin….

]]> By: joe goldberg http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4725 joe goldberg Wed, 19 Jul 2006 15:26:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4725 Hi Matt, We didn't axe that Trends page, but if you're seeing a blank page when you click that link, it's a known bug and we're working on the fix right now. Thanks for your thoughtful writeup about us. Joe Goldberg Software Developer Jobster Hi Matt,

We didn’t axe that Trends page, but if you’re seeing a blank page when you click that link, it’s a known bug and we’re working on the fix right now. Thanks for your thoughtful writeup about us.

Joe Goldberg
Software Developer
Jobster

]]> By: Martin http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Martin Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:35:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4724 So I immediately went there as a job surfer, tried some keywords. Voila -- the same old listings from other search engines (location was silicon valley) results: Nothing new, mostly recruiting firms, same listings from hotjobs/monster/dice. Blech. Either PT Barnum rules or job searching is like real-estate : its all about the location. they're still a long way from being useful IMO So I immediately went there as a job surfer, tried some keywords.
Voila — the same old listings from other search engines (location was silicon valley)

results: Nothing new, mostly recruiting firms, same listings from hotjobs/monster/dice. Blech.

Either PT Barnum rules or job searching is like real-estate : its all about the location.

they’re still a long way from being useful IMO

]]> By: Jason Corsello http://venturebeat.com/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/comment-page-1/#comment-4723 Jason Corsello Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:22:23 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/vc/2006/07/19/jobster-the-web-20-company-on-steroids-brings-total-bounty-to-50m/#comment-4723 What makes Jason and Jobster unique is their extreme passion for the business and true innovation for the way employees and employers search. Unlike 90% of the Web 2.0 companies that are not "marketable" to enterprises (I don't think the Cisco's of the world really care about better photo sharing), Jobster is keening focused on changing the recruiting model. They have taking a somewhat broke model (ie the blackhold of job search) and made it a better, more rich experience for both equations, the employer and employee. What makes Jason and Jobster unique is their extreme passion for the business and true innovation for the way employees and employers search. Unlike 90% of the Web 2.0 companies that are not “marketable” to enterprises (I don’t think the Cisco’s of the world really care about better photo sharing), Jobster is keening focused on changing the recruiting model. They have taking a somewhat broke model (ie the blackhold of job search) and made it a better, more rich experience for both equations, the employer and employee.

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