Good work on the new product. But I have to admit surprise at the claim of TechCrunch having “millions” of readers. MILLIONS? I’m willing to bet that’s an uncertifiable claim.

I think you could also consider this a success if it alleviates your inbox flow of employment-related email! Good job developing a solution to your problem that serves the dual-purpose of linking these people together and covering your costs with a business model.

Cheers.

Darren - http://www.sitemeter.com/?a=st.....techcrunch. They’ve had the link on the home page for little while now… I don’t think TechCrunch claims to having millions of readers (at least not that I heard of):

TechCrunch is generating over 2 million page views per month from over 1 million unique visitors and 80,000 RSS and email subscribers.

If also you consider unique visits and page views throughout the entire network (TC France, JP, etc), I can easily see this exceeding.

Mike,

Where on “TechCrunch” or “MobileCrunch” do you promote these jobs? Beside the one post about “CrunchBoard” I don’t any links. So, how exactly do job advertisers get access to the “millions of technology and business savvy readers” from your various “Crunch” sites?

hi mike…

interesting idea regarding the job component to your system.

if i might, given that techcrunch appears to attract a number of people interested in forming/being part of startups, why not have a section for people who are looking to get together for sweat equity/garage-type start ups.

i have skills abc, looking to join a team with skills xyz…

i’m sure others have opinions as to the strength/need of this kind of site.

-bruce

Good point Colin. I don’t see an obvious link for the CrunchBoard. It seems obvious to me to put it in the TechCrunch Network sidebar module, though you might want to give more details about it, so its obvious what it does to new visitors on the site.

Hi Colin and Brooke,

We’re creating a module that will go in the sidebar of all the crunch network sites that will go up this weekend. I’m trying to figure out a way to include the most recent job listings via RSS in the module, but the titles are a little long. Either way, will be up soon.

I love the layout and it is a good move for TechCrunch. I would think that search by location is the next addition…

why not have a section for people who are looking to get together for sweat equity/garage-type start ups.

Last year I heard of some folks in the Valley who supposedly started doing this - maybe even more than a year ago, but I don’t know if they pulled it off, what came of the idea, etc. Couldn’t remember names, etc.

Sam/Peter,

That is a fantastic idea… I have been scrounging around the web looking for something like this, as I have several projects that may end up being huge but need others to collaborate with that aren’t asking for money up front. Scanning Craig’s List is about as effective as sorting through junk mail for a good credit card offer.

The job board is going to be very beneficial to startups. It’s going to make some money as well.

You’re building your brand out very well. I just wish you could do more TalkCrunch podcasts.

congrats on your new job board. Maybe I can get an rss feed of the jobs and put it on http://www.startupjobs.com

Thanks

Jason

Mike, i think you’ve set off a trend for every tech blog on the planet to have a job board. 37signals = the apple of jobboards and techcrunch = microsoft. What do u think?

A great idea Michael; and well placed to attract the right people. But there is an easier (and, I think, better) way to do it. You know how software projects never end. This board will keep you busy with bug fixes, udpates, maintenance, and feature requests forever. It’ll distract you from your core business of building a great media network.

My recommendation: outsource it to someone else, and share revenues with them. If you put a post on your blog requesting bids, I’m sure you’ll receive hundreds from people who are willing to work with you on your terms. Good luck, and keep up the good work.

Just to be sure, we’ve got thousands of folks willing to work for startups and for equity on our site - http://www.goBIGnetwork.com. If some of you guys are looking for talent, I would encourage you to find someone there.

You can also setup a sweet little matching engine so that if someone comes along that fits your needs, we’ll send you an e-mail. We’ve seen some really nice connections get made.

Mike - this is a great idea - kudos. I love the fact that people are busting your balls over “copying a job board’ as if it’s a new idea that you’ve ripped off. You don’t need to explain yourself to anyone.

Wil your link doesn’t work ?

can you e-mail me mmyrtle@yahoo.com

Where are all the New York jobs? There’s definitely a huge bias for California jobs. I know there’s more startup and web 2.0 activity on the West Coast, but if I used job postings as a data point, it looks like NYC is a ghost town!

James - sorry about that.

http://www.goBIGnetwork.com

The blog software included the period at the end of my sentence - doh!

Mike,

Do us all a favour and do not justify idiotic comments with responses. The claim that you are “copying” 37s is ludicrous. If the job board works, and it gets postings, it cannot be disputed - simple.

Looks like a nice little money-maker too. Congrats.

Michael,

Great job on the Boards. We got some very well qualified resumes in on the first Piczo posting we put on CrunchBoard, and are now putting up more jobs. I’m also hearing the same from multiple other sites that have posted. Congrats and thanks!

Best,

Jeanine

What happened to the Crunchboard Feed? It used to be very informative, now it is teaser info and provides no value whatsoever. At least provide the company name and job description in the feed!

http://www.itdarbs.lv is quite similar site from Latvia (job ads only for IT&T professionals), but the idea about the most populr vacancies, and some other features is better than in any other.

I have been using JobSerf, see http://www.jobserf.com. This is amazing and frees up your time so you can focus on networking and investigating opportunities. Basically for a nominal fee, JobSerf will search the web for positions as based upon your criteria and apply on your behalf submit. Then you get a daily recap of the activity. I have found this to be extremely helpful so you can research and also try to network into the company.

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http://www.prweb.com/releases/.....629064.htm