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For the love of all that is sacred please no-one decide it would be a great startup idea to create a jobs site with bounties. You might think it’s an opportuni

by drefno 7y ago

For the love of all that is sacred please no-one decide it would be a great startup idea to create a jobs site with bounties. You might think it’s an opportunity because you don’t see anyone else doing it. That’s because people have been doing trying and failing at this exact concept for at least 15 years. There’s a deep and wide startup graveyard dedicated specifically to job sites with bounties/referrals. There, I just saved you years of pointless effort. Expend your energy money time relationships and life on something else. Unless of course you think you’ll be doing it right/better/different/with a twist/with better timing etc. in which case you must understand you should go straight to the very very large section of that startup graveyard dedicated to those who were smarter than all the others who tried, then pour your money into the next open grave.

ghall 7y ago
@drefno, you sound super-knowledgeable on the subject so I'd love to chat with you to learn from your perspective! Please shoot me a note at ghjobs@onymail.com
- drefno 7y ago
  Not sure what more needs to be said.... just look back at this post when you shut down your attempt in the future. You can then assist others who might be steering themselves into the same rocks by warning them as I have done here. What questions do you have? Others might be interested in the answers. If your question is “maybe our twist is new/different/better?” Answer is no.
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6510 7y ago
Yes, it is a complex puzzle and yes many will try and fail to solve it. That doesn't mean the situation is hopeless. We only need 1 working Mr Fusion. Everyone else trying to build it can fail. For example: Every company renting out its employees is taking the bounty. These bounties are enormous. I've had a job for years where I cost 12 times my before taxes pay. I've also had a short term job where I cost 15 times my salary. Previous employer took 100%, current one takes 80%. I think that bounty is much to large, it doesn't reflect the amount of effort rather how rare it is to have someone organize the hours properly AND keep employees working. I think there is lots of room to redefine the relationship, offer a superior product at lower fees. If I'm paid 3 times my salary I don't mind not getting hours 50% of the time and be available 24/7. Scripting the contract without bugs is really hard but who knows, the right guy might come along? 5000 Euro is nothing if you get a good employee for it.
rajacombinator 7y ago
Could you share the names of a couple of these startups? I believe you but I’d like to investigate what they did since I’m interested in this space.
- drefno 7y ago
  Google jobs referral bounty maybe also startup you could also search the wayback machine
- drefno 7y ago
  Here’s another such site from 3 days ago on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22028572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22028572 Search HN for jobs referrals bounties to find many more: https://hn.algolia.com https://hn.algolia.com It’s an idea constantly being reinvented and failing.

by drefno 7y ago

ghall 7y ago

@drefno, you sound super-knowledgeable on the subject so I'd love to chat with you to learn from your perspective! Please shoot me a note at ghjobs@onymail.com

drefno 7y ago
Not sure what more needs to be said.... just look back at this post when you shut down your attempt in the future. You can then assist others who might be steering themselves into the same rocks by warning them as I have done here. What questions do you have? Others might be interested in the answers. If your question is “maybe our twist is new/different/better?” Answer is no.
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6510 7y ago

Yes, it is a complex puzzle and yes many will try and fail to solve it. That doesn't mean the situation is hopeless. We only need 1 working Mr Fusion. Everyone else trying to build it can fail. For example: Every company renting out its employees is taking the bounty. These bounties are enormous. I've had a job for years where I cost 12 times my before taxes pay. I've also had a short term job where I cost 15 times my salary. Previous employer took 100%, current one takes 80%. I think that bounty is much to large, it doesn't reflect the amount of effort rather how rare it is to have someone organize the hours properly AND keep employees working. I think there is lots of room to redefine the relationship, offer a superior product at lower fees. If I'm paid 3 times my salary I don't mind not getting hours 50% of the time and be available 24/7. Scripting the contract without bugs is really hard but who knows, the right guy might come along? 5000 Euro is nothing if you get a good employee for it.

rajacombinator 7y ago

Could you share the names of a couple of these startups? I believe you but I’d like to investigate what they did since I’m interested in this space.

drefno 7y ago
Google jobs referral bounty maybe also startup you could also search the wayback machine
drefno 7y ago
Here’s another such site from 3 days ago on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22028572 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22028572 Search HN for jobs referrals bounties to find many more: https://hn.algolia.com https://hn.algolia.com It’s an idea constantly being reinvented and failing.