Hi, this idea definitely fills an important need. There are a few things that could improve the execution:
1) I should tell the site where I am searching for jobs only once. After that, it should use this as a default.
2) There is room for innovation on the contents for each job listing. For instance, it would be cool if a listing included a profile of a really smart engineer who currently works for the company. Smart people attract other smart people, etc. How about space for a video 'tour' of the company?
3) The location based search should be smart enough to give job postings outside an area if none come up (eg, searching for ruby in Los Gatos gives nothing, but the search could be widened to a 20 mile radius automatically for instance).
4) A site like this would be awesome if it could figure out my tastes in jobs (based on feedback I provide for each listing I read), and use this to bring new listings to my attention.
5) One general problem is I feel that I still have to go to 3 different job boards to be up to date on the more interesting opportunities. How can Startuply help?
One final note: It seems that you don't have listings from recruiters. This is a good thing.
Yep, recruiters aren't allowed to post on Startuply - we keep a pretty close eye on who's posting. Part of the idea here is that we want to be a (asymptotically approaching complete) directory of startup jobs. That way, you wouldn't have to go to 3 job boards...unless you want to work for American Express.
Advanced search - including customizable location radii - are coming in the next few days!
1) I should tell the site where I am searching for jobs only once. After that, it should use this as a default.
2) There is room for innovation on the contents for each job listing. For instance, it would be cool if a listing included a profile of a really smart engineer who currently works for the company. Smart people attract other smart people, etc. How about space for a video 'tour' of the company?
3) The location based search should be smart enough to give job postings outside an area if none come up (eg, searching for ruby in Los Gatos gives nothing, but the search could be widened to a 20 mile radius automatically for instance).
4) A site like this would be awesome if it could figure out my tastes in jobs (based on feedback I provide for each listing I read), and use this to bring new listings to my attention.
5) One general problem is I feel that I still have to go to 3 different job boards to be up to date on the more interesting opportunities. How can Startuply help?
One final note: It seems that you don't have listings from recruiters. This is a good thing.