Jesse is a founder who bootstrapped and scaled Employer.com, Recruiter.com, Before You Apply, and BountyJobs.com into a $500M+ HR Tech powerhouse. He built these brands by solving global problems in EOR, payroll, hiring, and workforce management for companies of all sizes.
Most recently, Jesse has gone viral for his public bid to acquire TikTok, alongside some of the most influential names on the internet. He also recently acquired Bench within 48 hours of its announced shutdown and was able to keep the company online for the bookkeeping needs of its thousands of users.
We discuss:
- Acquiring Bench via X
- How Jesse structures his acquisitions and organization
- The People’s Bid for TikTok
Topics:
00:00 - Intro
00:59 - Acquiring Bench
19:12 - Jesse’s background
22:01 - Talent Density
23:53 - Acquisitions and integrations
25:54 - Building an ops playbook
29:58 - Setting annual goals
31:58 - What makes a great VC Partner?
34:01 - What kind of acquisitions do you pursue?
39:39 - Making the bid for TikTok
52:36 - What entrepreneurs do you admire?
Links:
Jesse on X - https://x.com/JesseTinsley
Bench.co - https://www.bench.co/
Employer.com - https://www.employer.com/
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