The concept is somewhat interesting – it works on the curiosity factor. But, in old web app parlance, what makes the site sticky? What segment of the user community is going to come back to this site more than once or twice? Once someone checks out a few companies, unless they’re doing an active jobsearch what brings them back?

Thus this seems initially like a niche play that can get a quick initial run up on traffic, but would rapidly plateau. That leaves the Glassdoor folks needing to come up with something compelling to keep those users coming back.

Or do they cut to the chase and do a deal with LinkedIn?

How accurate are these numbers?

Oh hang on – that’s not right.

I’d better go back and crank up the old printing press again, and start printing money. Seems Im not the only one …