S2/E24: “The Recruiter Who Started A Tech Co, Which Failed, So Started Again”: James Jennings Sourcr
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James Jennings and his business partner, Chris Almond are a classic start-up story.
Fuelled by total self-belief, financed with money from friends and family, and pushed on by not only a desire to not let those people down, but also because they absolutely believe there is a need for their business and their product in the Recruitment marketplace.
In this chat, James is super honest about how they got Sourcr off the ground, what it meant to them and the sacrifices they had to make in their personal lives, and what they did when they were faced with the grim realisation that things were simply not going according to plan.
Did they throw in the towel, or go back to the drawing board?
There’s a clue in the title of this episode that we’ve called “The Recruiter Who Started A Tech Company, Which Failed, So Started Again”.
What’s is it like to join a company as one of their very first employees, then go on a 17 year journey with them through GFCs, recessions, pandemics, sale of the business, highs, lows and everything in between?
And how does it shape you as a professional?
Well, we ask these questions (and more)...
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