Good.Co

Good & Co, Inc.
Industry Internet,Mobile Apps
Founded 2012
Founders Samar Birwadker
Subbu Balakrishnan
Dr. Kerry Schofield
Headquarters San Francisco, CA, United States
Area served
 Worldwide
Website good.co

Good.Co is a networking and career-building platform for job seekers and professionals. Good.Co's Proprietary Psychometric Algorithm (PPA), uses career psychometrics and psychological analysis to help people assess suitability for current and potential employers or roles, claiming to assist employers in hiring the right people for their business and to help individuals in determining their professional strengths and weaknesses through a series of personality quizzes.[1][2]

The company is based in San Francisco, California.[3][4]

History

Good.Co (originally ManageUp) was founded in 2012 by CEO Samar Birwadker and CTO Subbu Balakrishnan in partnership with Chief Psychometrician Dr. Kerry Schofield.[5] In January 2013, Good.Co participated in TechStars’ three month accelerator program and went on to launch on 18 April 2013.[6]

The site's beta launch was in 2013.[7] Over 4,000 company profiles have been created based on user responses about companies’ culture.[8]

The company received $1.45 million investment in 2014 from Sparklabs.[9]

On 10 July 2014, Good.Co announced the launch of their first mobile app, available for iOS.[10]

Good.Co claims to let users gauge their level of compatibility with people and companies.[11][12]

In 2016, Good.Co was acquired by StepStone.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "The job-hunting lovechild of eHarmony and LinkedIn", PandoDaily, by Nathaniel Mott, 16 April 2013
  2. ↑ "Does your personality suit your workplace?" Daily Mail, 25 July 2014, by Annabel Fenwick Elliott
  3. ↑ "TechStars Cloud’s Good.co matches workers’ personalities to the right job", 17 April 2013, by lalorek
  4. ↑ "The job-hunting lovechild of eHarmony and LinkedIn", PandoDaily, by Nathaniel Mott, 16 April 2013
  5. ↑ "good.co. wants to put employees in good company", TechCrunch, 22 August 2014 by Catherine Shu
  6. ↑ "Decoding the Science behind happy workplaces", TechStars Blog, by Clare Tischer, 22 April 2013
  7. ↑ "Good.co helps you find employers that match your personality", Mashable, 9 May 2013, by Seth Fiegerman
  8. ↑ "good.co. wants to put employees in good company", TechCrunch, 22 August 2014 by Catherine Shu
  9. ↑ "SparkLabs Global adds former Disney Interactive Exec as advisor, invests in Good.co and Zanbato", TechCrunch, 18 February 2014, by Catherine Shu
  10. ↑ "Good.co launches first mobile app for iOS devices", Recruiter, 31 July 2014, by Shala Marks
  11. ↑ "Good.co helps you find employers that match your personality", Mashable, 9 May 2013, by Seth Fiegerman
  12. ↑ "Does your personality suit your workplace?" Daily Mail, 25 July 2014, by Annabel Fenwick Elliott
  13. ↑ "Good.Co | CrunchBase". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.

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