What's really funny is that -- with proper resources and brand awareness, two things actually can get -- you could really put a dent in LinkedIn. But he's going to fuck it up anyway.
Employers (especially small and midsized employers) want a decent pool of strong candidates who will take jobs that are offered.
Workers (especially the most qualified) don't want to jump through 100 hoops on 100 applications to get an email 6 months later asking if they're still interested.
Make "people will actually look at your shit and respond promptly" the cornerstone and you'll get the most serious employers and workers on your platform (especially if you can get all sort of free publicity like Musk can). Penalize not responding in a reasonable time (from both), require employers to list salaries/locations/etc. and penalize bait-and-switches, limit the number of applications (make it just a PDF resume!) workers can shotgun out, etc.
To have your profile active (for both employers and workers) charge a modest monthly fee. Not only does this generate revenue, but it reduces the number of parties who are just looking but are not serious about offering/finding a job. Offer workers a month free up front if you're having trouble attracting them.
All this has the added benefit of being clearly differentiated from LinkedIn. But we're not going to get anything like this; we're going to get a bazinga-fied clone that will tout AI searching or similar vaporware.
What's really funny is that -- with proper resources and brand awareness, two things
actually can get -- you could really put a dent in LinkedIn. But he's going to fuck it up anyway.
All this has the added benefit of being clearly differentiated from LinkedIn. But we're not going to get anything like this; we're going to get a bazinga-fied clone that will tout AI searching or similar vaporware.