Telling the isocket Story at the Palo Alto JobNob Happy Hour

A couple of days ago we all headed out the Palo Alto JobNob Happy Hour in search of some talent that can help fill the void left by our current job openings. In other words, we hit the road to find some energetic, awesome and talented developers who are looking for an opportunity to help us build a product that will rock the world of online advertising. Is that too much to ask? We don’t think so.

The event was super packed and we were amazed at the insane amount of job-seekers who were literally lined up around the block just waiting to get in. After we made our way in though the masses and mingled for a while it was time for John to hit the stage, where he would have 60 seconds to pitch the crowd on what isocket is all about, what we have to offer and what types of talent we’re looking for. Considering that he was the first one to grab the mic (he was actually #2, but #1 didn’t show up), I think that he did a great job telling everyone about what we’re up to. Also, don’t forget that he only had 60 seconds to do his thing, which goes by even faster when you’re the one up there on stage.

Be sure to heck out the video of John on the mic below or over here on YouTube.

Also, on a side note, I snapped a few pics of a couple of the more interesting pitches that I heard after John finished up and wanted to let you know about them, too.

The MyLawsuit.com guy leaded off with. “Have you ever tried to file a lawsuit? Where would you start? Would you go to the Yellow Pages? Maybe call one of the late night infomercial guys that you see on TV? Finding your way around a lawsuit is tough and here at MyLawsuit.com we’re making it a much simpler process.”

I’m not sure if this is such a great thing for people to have access to? I would hate for lawsuits to become even easier than they are now, you know? However, I’m sure that this is a great business, so I should probably just keep my mouth shut. Moving on…

I thought that MingleVine (their JobNob profile) was one of the more interesting businesses to pitch on stage. I guess that they really caught my attention because they don’t really have anything to do with tech — they’re actually a wine carrier turned board game that makes drinking wine more fun and social than it already is. Hard to imagine that drinking wine can get much better than it already is (especially here in wine country), but it sounds like they’ve somehow figured out a way to do it.

Overall, the JobNob Happy Hour was definitely worth going to and presenting at. We met a few really solid developers who could potentially join our team, not to mention we also met a lot of other cool people who are doing really exciting things around the bay area. If you’re either looking to hire or be hired, I would highly suggest that you keep an eye out for the next time the their Happy Hour rolls through town. Just be sure to get their early, there’s going to be a line.