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August 29, 2007

"Some people out there in our nation don't have maps"

Well, that certainly explains this:

I just hope my dad doesn't see this.

TheLadders.com selected as a Momentum 15 Company

Cool stuff! There's a few companies on this list that seem a lot more ubiquitous than TheLadders.com so it's cool to see us included. That's definitely a by-product of spending most of your day in front of a computer screen -- while you're reaching millions of people, it's sometimes difficult to tell!

Here's the text of the press release:


TheLadders.com has been chosen by Dealmaker Media to participate as a 2007 Momentum 15 Company at the upcoming Momentum Growth Conference, taking place on October 4th, 2007 at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, CA. The Momentum Growth Conference is a showcase of growth-stage companies with real customers, real revenue, real partnerships, and the vision to take their companies to the next level.

TheLadders.com is amongst 15 companies selected from over 250 companies that were screened for this honor.

Momentum features companies that are "set to pop" in the internet and mobile space; these companies have the revenues, customers, partners, and the potential for significant exits. Alongside dealmakers from companies such as Fox Interactive, Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, or Best Buy, these companies will talk about how they "got mo'" and how they plan to keep it.

The conference features sessions on market trends and business issues featuring key industry players and Momentum companies – Our CMO, Robert Turtledove, will be representing TheLadders.com. The 300 conference participants include CEOs, investment bankers, corporate and business development executives from public companies, VCs, industry analysts, service firms and press.

A feature on the Conference and the Momentum Companies will run in the October issue of Fast Company magazine.

For more information on Momentum, please visit http://www.dealmakermedia.com/momentum_growth_conference.html.

August 21, 2007

Getting my vocal cords ready

It's been a nice summer vacation here on MrShafrir.com. But don't worry loyal fan(s)! Here I am!

I'm headed back to Japan tomorrow. Stay tuned for updates on the latest in karaoke, ten dollar apples, and incredibly crowded wave pools.

August 06, 2007

Overhyping Big Blue

I'm a huge, unapologetic Michigan fan...

Of course, almost every year that "we" are ranked in the pre-season top-10 (like this year), we end up going 8-4 or 9-3.

Luke Winn of CNNsi.com, sums this up perfectly.

August 03, 2007

Blog Love for TheLadders.com

Since I manage the team that handles all of our day-to-day interactions with the 35,000+ recruiters that use TheLadders.com, I was especially pleased to "Recruiting on TheLadders".

Here's the most gratifying part:

Customer Care service is absolutely amazing. I called them up and a person picked up, no machine, no menus, no routing, no hold, straight to a person. This guy was amazing, he tracked my account in 5 seconds, provided me with all the help I needed, approved my postings within the minutes (the website states that it can take up to 48 hours) and sent me off with a smile.

When we say we "Love the Customer" we not only mean it, we do it!