In today's audio you will hear pitches and Q&A from my two favorite startups that pitched at the recent HR Tech Tank demo day in New York City. Sam Fitzroy's Maia Labs helps companies to reuse those applicants which come to your site but don't apply. While Gal Amog's Talenya chatbot actively sources and engages potential candidates.
CEO of Fountain, Keith Ryu
Keith Ryu is quietly fueling the future of work. As CEO of Fountain,a recruiting platform for hourly workers, Under Keith’s leadership, Fountain processes over 1 million applicants each month for companies like Grubhub, Caviar, and Safeway, who make over 130,000 hires/onboards every month.
Why HR Tech Fails
The organizer of the HR Tech Tank event series (Taras Polichuk) where startups, investors and HR pros gather revealed some interesting research he and his team have conducted around the problems certain HR tech startups face when entering the market. Recorded live in New York City.
Recent Coverage from #HIREconf
On October 22nd I headed down to the annual HIREconf event put on by the team at HiringSolved. Anytime I get to take the train into NYC is alway a pleasure because I don’t have to fly anywhere to hang out with folks in talent acquisition. I’m still going through a couple hours of audio so there may be more but these first two soundbites are a good start.