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Snaptalent powers a distributed job advertisement network primarily meant for developer listings.\n\nJob ads submitted to Snaptalent are displayed on the service's participating websites. A unique feature about the network is that it will detect the IP addresses of website visitors and attempt to identify whether they work for a particular company or attend a particular university. It will then serve up targeted ads that have been designated for, say, employees of Google or students of Carnegie Mellon.

DeadWinter 2008Other

About Snaptalent

Snaptalent powers a distributed job advertisement network primarily meant for developer listings. Job ads submitted to Snaptalent are displayed on the service's participating websites. A unique feature about the network is that it will detect the IP addresses of website visitors and attempt to identify whether they work for a particular company or attend a particular university. It will then serve up targeted ads that have been designated for, say, employees of Google or students of Carnegie Mellon.

Risk Analysis

Category Risk

22%death rate

Other: 130 of 604 startups failed

MEDIUM

Team Size

2people

Median for failed in Other: 2

Median for active in Other: 4

Founded 2008 — older batches naturally have higher attrition rates. Death rate comparisons should account for age.

External Resources

Post-mortem content hosted on startups.rip — we provide the analytics layer.