Comments on: is jason goldberg killing jobster?

By: Yann Levy

Yann Levy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:22:49 +0000

clearly, what is the difference between JOBSTER and his competitors? in terme of offered value? in terme of Marketing strategy? business model?
thank you for letting me know. (i think i missed a part with all that).
Jobster has a crucial position in some comunities like facebook (sponsored group, interaction with members, etc.) but what is his concrete involvment in term of Web2.0 approach?

thank you for sharing your knowledge with me.

Yann Levy
eMarketing Strategist
http://www.efairjob.com

By: Jeremy Langhans

Jeremy Langhans — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:58:26 +0000

i haven’t talked to jason goldberg in months, but i remember him as a nice guy :-)
so um BTFO

~jer

http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profile/jeremylanghans

By: Carl Chapman

Carl Chapman — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:41:12 +0000

Let’s predict the future:

“CEO learns from mistakes.” – hasn’t yet, at least not obvious to outside observers

“At some time, a new CEO is brought on that is of the current CEO’s choosing.” – new CEO will not be of Jason’s choosing, it will be of the VC’s choosing. Hardly ever is the new CEO the choice of the exiting CEO.

“Founder CEO becomes head of ’strategy’. ” – not likely, he’ll be more likely parachuted out, with a stake in how well the company does. Since Jason isn’t a technical master with IP that he owns, he isn’t a necessary part of the company.

“Company has liquidity event that’s positive (IPO!) or negative (shuts down).” – doubtful there will be an IPO, company is still burning cash. High burn rates aren’t the ticket anymore.

“Founder CEO leaves to start new company. ” – I wonder who would give him another $50MM if the liquidity event is negative. I doubt that we will see Mr. Goldberg at the helm of any more companies.

“Lather, rinse, repeat.” – we will see

By: Employee #37 [now ex]

Employee #37 [now ex] — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:53:36 +0000

Are personal attacks news?

We love it when the high and mighty fall from grace don’t we? Well, it’s too bad that what’s been an intelligent discussion on changing an industry is now the New York Post.

Newsflash: CEOs in start ups — especially young ones — make mistakes. Smart, dedicated employees get laid off. VCs and employees who invest learn that their investment is risky.

Let’s predict the future: CEO learns from mistakes. At some time, a new CEO is brought on that is of the current CEO’s choosing. Founder CEO becomes head of ’strategy’. Company has liquidity event that’s positive (IPO!) or negative (shuts down). Founder CEO leaves to start new company. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Life is too short, folks. Get over it like so many ex-Jobster employees have.

By: Jeri Golda

Jeri Golda — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:02:33 +0000

I have been with Jobster for a couple of years and have concerns that the blog conversations have really gone off track.

What was a relatively minor incident has now turned into blog fodder and silly speculation.

It is my opinion that the personal attacks on Jason Goldberg are not only completely inappropriate but really don’t have a lot to do with Jobster as a company. We are a tight knit group of talented people who are here because we want to be here. We are here because we enjoy working with each other.

As for Jason, he may have lost his cool for a moment; however the situation itself was blown completely out of proportion. I was 1’ from him at the time of the comment and was also 1 ‘from him when he sat down with everyone who wanted an explanation. He apologized profusely and bravely talked it out with the employees who were angry with him.

By: Ba Ba Booey

Ba Ba Booey — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 04:25:17 +0000

Look… this is jobster: 2 years ago- business model A. Ironically, probably their best. 1 and 1/2 years ago… buisiness model B. 1 year ago, business model C. 6 months ago, business model D. Now… some sort of an anarchist’s dream of giving it all away for free. Emperor? Clothes? Ever? Along this entire process?

By: Don Ramer

Don Ramer — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:59:11 +0000

I thnk Jeff Hunter has it right. Like Jeff, I’ve been there, done that and have a fair idea of how it feels to let your reach exceed your grasp.

Whether the lay-offs were handled well or poorly, the fact remains that Mr. Goldberg and his team succeeded in building a brand. None of us who operate outside of jobster are in a position to answer the question that Joel posed. We have opinions, but we do not have facts.

While many may envy the opportunity that $50,000,000.00 in venture funding might afford, no one who has been through cancerous growth in compliance with a use of proceeds statement and agreed upon sales targets followed by retrenchment directed by one’s investors can imagine that Mr. Goldberg feels he is leading a charmed life at the moment.

jobster has been good for our marketplace. Whether or not Mr. Goldberg remains as CEO, he will always be the founder. He and his team built a brand that may yet prove to have enduring value.

By: Confused

Confused — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:32:32 +0000

Sad to say, but I have read almost all of the above posts, and I’m confused as to why people want to spend time purely discussing Jason and his ability as a CEO. What about how all of this trickles down to Jobster’s clients that have recently signed on and are trying to get employee buy-in to utilize the tool for referral purposes? Shouldn’t this also be about Jobster as a recruiting tool???

Regardless of how you use Jobster (and I can second the person who said that they received various sales pitches on what the product does), it is a recruiting tool whose ability to be effective is being threatened. Instead of not playing nice in the sandbox, what about coming up with suggestions on how to rectify this situation? No, that does not mean how to redeem Jason if you fall into “Evil Jason” group — thought the clarification was necessary. How can Jason, Jobster, or both take this situation use it to strengthen what it offers to the recruiting community?

By: Jobster Employee #70-something

Jobster Employee #70-something — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:39:05 +0000

Comments on this blog have gotten way out of hand. I have been a Jobster employee for 2 years and continue to work with my team to make this industry more effective. Mistakes happen. Lay-offs are part of business. These are the risks we take when we take a good idea and try to make it into something solid. The Jobster technology is why we came to work here. The people are the reason we had fun doing it.
As for Jason… like him or not, he is deeply involved with this product, our customers and continues to climb in on the front lines with his employees in order to understand what our customers and prospects need.
He has made some mistakes, but what CEO hasn’t?! There is no real process when you are putting a new product/service out on the market. We may not have it figured out yet, but we will.
A lot of the comments on this blog are really petty and childish.

By: Daniel R. Sweet

Daniel R. Sweet — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:17:22 +0000

As usual, my comment became too long and turned into a blog post.

In brief, what I said was this is all history repeating itself.

For more detail, see the rest of the post:

http://www.fracat.com/blog/2007/04/04/how-to-know-if-your-startup-is-sinking/

Dan