Oct 12, 2026 · 34 min · 10 segments
# Episode Notes Jason Gorham revolutionized HR technology in 2003 by inventing programmatic job advertising. In this episode, Gorham shares the origin story behind his original patents and reflects…
Cliff JurkiewiczHostJason GorhamGuest
So let's dig into what's happening, uh, in the industry now, and maybe we'll go back just a little bit to talk about, you know, who are the, the primary users of your technology.
But, you know, when you think about who really adopted it, um, you know, way back when.
As you, as you brought that to market, and you took it to, you know, and you can talk about who you took it to, um, you know, what was, what was that experience like? Y- you know, because it's very, very new.
... like, and a lot of people don't under- Like, if you look at where we are at in the world today, where you've got generative engines, you've got SEO, right? Search engine optimization, right? You've got all these technologies to, finding information is actually quite easy.
You know, getting connected to really good information is a little bit more difficult, but the accessibility is already there.
A lot of people don't realize, like, you didn't go to the web back in 2007, '8, and you just didn't find work.
Tell us about how you were able to turn a patent into a, an actual applied technology that was being used at the time, and who you took it to.
So I owned a company back then called Career Metasearch, and a metasearch is a search of searches.
Um, along the way, right? So it was myself, Indeed, and Simply Hired, uh, at the time.
[laughs] Um, I had an offshore team build it, and we started aggregating a lot of websites.
So we were crawling Citibank's information, and then it's a chicken or egg where you need to get the job and you need to get the person.
So let's dig into what's happening, uh, in the industry now, and maybe we'll go back just a little bit to talk about, you know, who are the, the primary users of your technology.
But, you know, when you think about who really adopted it, um, you know, way back when.
As you, as you brought that to market, and you took it to, you know, and you can talk about who you took it to, um, you know, what was, what was that experience like? Y- you know, because it's very, very new.
... like, and a lot of people don't under- Like, if you look at where we are at in the world today, where you've got generative engines, you've got SEO, right? Search engine optimization, right? You've got all these technologies to, finding information is actually quite easy.
You know, getting connected to really good information is a little bit more difficult, but the accessibility is already there.
A lot of people don't realize, like, you didn't go to the web back in 2007, '8, and you just didn't find work.
Tell us about how you were able to turn a patent into a, an actual applied technology that was being used at the time, and who you took it to.
So I owned a company back then called Career Metasearch, and a metasearch is a search of searches.
Um, along the way, right? So it was myself, Indeed, and Simply Hired, uh, at the time.
[laughs] Um, I had an offshore team build it, and we started aggregating a lot of websites.
So we were crawling Citibank's information, and then it's a chicken or egg where you need to get the job and you need to get the person.
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