RBBronson123

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  1. Some background: I launched 70 Million Jobs (S17), the first for-profit employment platform for the formerly incarcerated. Inspired by my own incarceration and greatly assisted by my Y Combinator experience, we had…

  2. In 2017, I announced the launch of my YC company, 70 Million Jobs--the first employment platform for 100M Americans with records. In 18 months we attained profitability and helped thousands land jobs. The COVID hit,…

  3. In August, 2017, while going through Y Combinator, I announced on HN the launch of 70 Million Jobs, the first employment platform for those with criminal records. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14911467) We had…

  4. I've dedicated my life to helping those with criminal records begin a second life that's safe and productive. My YC (S17) company 70 Million Jobs, had a lot of success, but the pandemic devastated us, forcing me to…

  5. I'm the founder and ex-CEO of 70 Million Jobs (1st national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records). We helped thousands of deserving men and women land jobs, but when the pandemic hit in…

  6. When I announced that I was shutting down my company, 70 Million Jobs/Commissary Club, I received enormous support from the Hacker News & YC communities. (The pandemic decimated my business helping the formally…

  7. Two weeks ago, I announced (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31598978) that I was shutting down my companies, 70 Million Jobs and Commissary Club (companies that helped the formerly incarcerated get on with their…

  8. So it’s with deep professional and personal sadness that I must announce my plans to shut down 70 Million Resources, Inc., the parent company of 70 Million Jobs (the 1st national, for-profit employment platform for…

  9. GTL, a trusted partner that connects those affected by incarceration with the resources and support necessary to achieve success announced a new partnership with 70 Million Resources, which helps connect people with…

  10. Wanted to invite the HN community to a Clubhouse event tomorrow (Thurs) @ 5-6:30 pm PT. We host a virtual meet-up/podcast called Tha Yard. We simulate the experience of being incarcerated, hanging out on the yard with…

  11. Four years ago, after completing YC, I launched 70 Million Jobs (1st employment platform for folks w/records). We had great success, helping thousands land jobs. 2 months ago we launched Commissary Club (1st social…

  12. 70 Million Jobs is the first national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records. Having helped thousands of deserving men and women land jobs while growing our community of people with records to…

  13. Millions of people have recently lost their jobs and it's only just begun. A company will lay off its newest employees, its contingent workforce or large swathes of its blue collar workforce first. We're seeing this…

  14. If you have a criminal record, you're mostly known for the worst thing you've ever done. At 70 Million Jobs, we see those with records as "distressed assets" who can bring great value to corporate America, which has…

  15. 70 Million Jobs, the first national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records, has just launched a crowdfund campaign (Republic.co/70-Million-Jobs). We're a YC company, have 11 million+ deserving…

  16. 70 Million Jobs, the national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records, is seeking an experienced engineer to oversee our technology stack (exact job title tbd). We're looking for someone to work…

  17. So sad about the death of Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter https://rollingstone.com/music/music-news/robert-hunter-grateful-dead-dead-889788/ . In so many ways, his were the lyrics of my youth--the very best part of…

  18. LOS ANGELES, CA, July 30, 2019 – SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management, announced a partnership with 70 Million Jobs to advance its national Fair Chance Hiring initiative, Getting Talent Back to Work. SHRM is…

  19. 70 Million Jobs (YC S17) is the first national, for-profit employment platform for people with criminal records. Over the past year, we've grown our community of active job seekers enormously, landed jobs for many, many…

  20. 70 Million Jobs, the first national, for-profit employment job board for people with criminal records, is seeking a Director of Operations for its small team based in SF. We operate a marketplace business with more than…

  21. 70 Million Jobs (YCS17), the first for-profit national employment job board for people with criminal records, is seeking a Head of Operations. We're a small, scrappy team of 5, based in SF, experiencing great traction…

  22. In the nine months since we announced the launch of 70MillionJobs (the first for-profit employment/job board platform for Americans with criminal records), we've placed hundreds of deserving men and women into new jobs…