Jeremy brings entrepreneurial and management experience from the Internet, Financial and Medical industries. In 1998, he started an internet software company called Versity.com where among other things; he developed enterprise course management software for universities. At Versity, Jeremy raised $12M and sold the business for $80M. The software is still used enterprise wide at universities like Stanford and Berkeley. Previously, Jeremy was a financial analyst at DLJ-LA and York Capital (a $12 billion hedge fund); he also was the special assistant to the CEO of CR Bard, a $9 billion medical device company. Education: University of Michigan, BBA (accounting); MIT, MBA.

“Why didn’t I think of that?” Streamlining the Talent Search
Despite the introduction of new technologies, huge inefficiencies still plague corporate recruiters in their quest to fill the hardest and most important positions. Fortunately, a new breed of technologies is emerging based on simple economic theory. These economic principles have driven companies like Facebook, Amazon and Google to levels of unprecedented success. Now they are now creating efficiencies in recruiting, resulting in a reduced need to conduct expensive retained searches. In this session, Jeremy Lappin, CEO of BountyJobs, will explain how economics, the internet, and these advanced technologies fundamentally change the recruiting landscape.

Highlighting…
- Inefficiencies in Search
- The Reach & Scale of the Internet
- Economics applied to Recruiting (Long Tail; Supply & Demand, Network Effects)
- The Effects: Reduced Need of Retained Search