It’s pretty much a given that majority of the startups fail, and the cause can be a host of issues ranging from poor leadership to lack of adequate capital. Being a startup comes with its perks as well as downsides. While startups, with their inherent agility and flexibility can try out new and innovative problem-solving methodologies to succeed, they also have hurdles to overcome in order to stand the test of time.
We at PromptCloud are a great example of a startup that benefited from rapid experimentation and evolved into a growth-stage company. Plus we did it all while being bootstrapped the whole time. Not only that, we also launched a new product recently (JobsPikr), aimed at a subset of our target customers which has been received well too.
While the simple introduction might make it all seem easy and straightforward, the journey so far has been nothing short of a pure, mind-blowing adrenaline ride. We grew PromptCloud from a humble startup to the most comprehensive solution for web data extraction out there and has been going strong since the last 8 years.
The purpose of this post is to inspire other budding entrepreneurs out there with our story and to introduce JobsPikr – our newest product, to the community. Let’s get started.
A little back story
As we mentioned earlier, the idea of PromptCloud came from experimentation and the new things that we tried out. We were witnessing an exponential growth in the requirement for web data and it was palpable that businesses were soon going to need to this data to run analyses, derive crucial insights and build new solutions. However, web data extraction was and still is a pain point for most businesses, mostly because of the very nature of the web - unstructured and non-standardized.
We were quick to realize the demand in the market for a dedicated service provider which can help clients acquire clean and ready-to-use data from the web for various business applications. If only businesses had access to this goldmine of data on the web, they could easily get an edge in the competition.
And this is exactly what PromptCloud has been doing since the startup stage – democratizing access to crucial data from the web using sophisticated web crawling techniques. Simply put, we deliver large-scale, clean and ready-to-use web data in standard formats, for various business use cases. That sums up the story of our bootstrapped journey so far. Let’s now introduce you to JobsPikr.
What is JobsPikr?
JobsPikr is a job data delivery platform that’s powered by a machine learning algorithm which can automatically identify and extract various data points from company websites and job boards. The auto-extraction algorithm ensures high quality data delivery with optimal speed and contributes to the high efficiency of the solution. It extracts job feeds from a huge list of sites and delivers them on a subscription basis.
This job posting data is a much sought after resource by many companies in the recruitment industry. This is because job postings can hold insights about the labor market, technology trends, skills in demand etc., which can help businesses improve their hiring, employer branding and gear up for the changing trends among other things. Let’s now look at some of the use cases of JobsPikr.
What can you do with JobsPikr?
Companies in the recruitment and labor analytics industries are the ones who would get maximum benefit from JobsPikr. As extracting data from the web still remains a huge bottleneck, a solution like this can help bridge the gap between job data and companies looking to make use of it. Below are some of the primary things you can do with the data from JobsPikr.
Fueling job boards
If you run a job board website, you would already know that having more job listings is directly proportional to the value provided by your site, which also translates into an increase in the revenue. Job boards need a consistent supply of job listings as it is a crucial factor for which candidates visit them. Newer job boards have a tough time getting job postings organically because of their low popularity. Extracting job postings from multiple sites is the solution, but this can be an overwhelming task for job board companies and JobsPikr solves this problem by delivering fresh, ready-to-use job data as a continuous feed.
Generate insights
The raw material of any research project would be relevant data from the industry. As far as the recruitment industry goes, job postings is a great data source which will help them gain crucial insights. If you are working on a research that involves identifying trends in the labor market, changes in job profiles, requirements, skills etc., the job data feed from JobsPikr is all you need.
Demand generation for recruitment consultancies
HR consultancy firms need to target the right companies at the right time to make more revenue. You would ideally want to stay updated with the companies that are currently hiring and also know what they are looking for in order to target them. Jobspikr makes this process easy by enabling you to simply subscribe to job feeds on the basis of industry or geography that you are targeting.
That’s not all, you can find more use cases of JobsPikr here.
Launch and progress
On the day of our ProductHunt launch, JobsPikr was featured among the top entries and received 138 upvotes and several welcoming comments. JobsPikr has gone through several updates and feature additions since the initial launch and we now stand at a client base of 27 and 1000+ newsletter subscribers.
It’s said that the original is never finished and that’s exactly how we approach our products and services. We are continuing our efforts to fine-tune the product to better meet the client expectations as well as working on adding new features. You can check out JobsPikr yourself and it’s completely free for the first 15 days. We’re eager for you to check it out and don’t forget to tell us what you think.