Launch HN: The Lobby (YC W18) – 1-on-1 calls with company insiders to get hired

Post by dchhugani » Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 10:32 AM UTC

aeontech wrote: post #150

dchhugani wrote: post #14

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I respect that this is a new way of doing things, but would disagree. With The Lobby, they're not obliged to give you a referral, a job, an interview or anything of the sort. They only get paid for their time and insights. Our thesis is that the "insider" has in their head (even in the junior-most roles) incredible insight into what it takes to land a job they have, how to position their story, what recruiting timeli…

Oh, I was not personally saying that what you are doing is wrong, I was just replying to parent on how remuneration to an insider can be seen.

Post by jacquesm » Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 10:49 AM UTC

dchhugani wrote: post #22

eganist wrote: post #19

This is extremely smart. I hope you succeed, especially considering I was initially filled with cynicism for the first five seconds until I read your marketing type. Others might disagree, but it won me over because it reminded me of similar products in other markets. A good analogy in the audit space would be a pre-assessment. You pay for a pre-assessment to get an informal walk through the process on a much smaller…

Exactly! Do you have any thoughts on how to convey this benefit to users? Most of them get it, but sometimes we get people who compare us to "reaching out on LinkedIn" which clearly is not the case, since any other kind of conversation isn't really a practice run - it's the real thing!

Post by RockyMcNuts » Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 3:46 PM UTC

dchhugani wrote: post #78

RockyMcNuts wrote: post #74

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Indeed, most companies' HR would ban their employees from monetizing their positions at the company in this fashion. If this works, how about vendors paying IT personnel for inside dope on how to sell to the company, or paying them directly to come in and make a pitch? Where do you draw the line? There are gray areas, how different is it to pay for a fancy night out to 'pick your brain' about networking? Or use 'expe…

I agree that if not controlled properly - it can take all sorts of shapes and forms. The best we can do is work with good intentions, put measures in place to avoid bad behavior, and focus on driving more of the positive kinds of interactions. I think our model is worth trying because the alternative is the status quo, where the only ones with access to this information are family members, top school alums, or people…

Post by dchhugani » Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 4:50 PM UTC

koolba wrote: post #146

How do you prevent companies from sending you fake applicants to find internal leakers? An anonymous person whose known to work at a particular can be easily identified by the information to which they have access and possibly their communication still itself.

Post by dchhugani » Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 4:56 PM UTC

RockyMcNuts wrote: post #155

dchhugani wrote: post #78

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I agree that if not controlled properly - it can take all sorts of shapes and forms. The best we can do is work with good intentions, put measures in place to avoid bad behavior, and focus on driving more of the positive kinds of interactions. I think our model is worth trying because the alternative is the status quo, where the only ones with access to this information are family members, top school alums, or people…

if it doesn't add value to the company and make it better, kind of the same as putting the company office supplies on Ebay. absorbing team members' time monetizing company resources.