Comments on: my take on the whole jobster, workzoo thing http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/07/20/my-take-on-the-whole-jobster-workzoo-thing/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dave McClure http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/07/20/my-take-on-the-whole-jobster-workzoo-thing/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Dave McClure Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:38:51 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2005/07/20/my-take-on-the-whole-jobster-workzoo-thing/#comment-223 maybe Occam's razor does apply here. still, it's unusual to see an early stage startup do an acquisition of another early stage startup. personally, i think Jobster saw what we did with the SimplyHired-LinkedIn partnership (see http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2005/04/26/job_hunting_try_using_your_connections_online.html) and thought it was such a good idea they wanted to do something similar ;) anyway, best of luck to Jobster... the Maunders are some smart folks and we wish them well. - dave mcclure www.SimplyHired.com maybe Occam’s razor does apply here.

still, it’s unusual to see an early stage startup do an acquisition of another early stage startup.

personally, i think Jobster saw what we did with the SimplyHired-LinkedIn partnership (see http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2005/04/26/job_hunting_try_using_your_connections_online.html) and thought it was such a good idea they wanted to do something similar ;)

anyway, best of luck to Jobster… the Maunders are some smart folks and we wish them well.

- dave mcclure
http://www.SimplyHired.com

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