Probably because having talent in the tech industry makes it relatively very easy to get hired. These sites are trying to solve a mostly non-existent problem.
Our little niche is we get the hackers signed up when they signup for hackathons. Big university hackathons need a lot of value to keep the cash rollin' in from sponsors.
I think you guys should make the "hackathon" piece more prominent, I think that's your main value proposition. Otherwise, to someone who doesn't immediately realize the hackathon niche being a part of it, it seems like yet another LinkedIn type website for developers.
In fact, I think ditch the whole "eHarmony for ..." metaphor, and go for more of a "From Hackathon to Dream Career" kind of thing.
Admittedly that's not a very poetic line, but it better portrays your vibe and doesn't make me react "another OKCoFounder/FounderDating/WhiteTruffle/etc ughh im not looking for an MBA/where are the coders?"
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[ 4.8 ms ] story [ 27.0 ms ] threadTends to suffer from the same problem as dating sites. Instead of 90% men and no women, it's 90% MBAs and Recruiters and no talent.
Probably because having talent in the tech industry makes it relatively very easy to get hired. These sites are trying to solve a mostly non-existent problem.
In fact, I think ditch the whole "eHarmony for ..." metaphor, and go for more of a "From Hackathon to Dream Career" kind of thing.
Admittedly that's not a very poetic line, but it better portrays your vibe and doesn't make me react "another OKCoFounder/FounderDating/WhiteTruffle/etc ughh im not looking for an MBA/where are the coders?"