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Website: http://www.doostang.com/

Blog: http://blog.doostang.com/

Doostang is an online career community that connects people through personal relationships and affiliations. Our members use Doostang to share relevant career opportunities and to interact with one another.

Address: 410 Cambridge Ave., 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94306 Map it »

Phone: 650-561-3320

Email: info@doostang.com

Founded: 06/2005

Employees: 10

Industry: Consumer Internet

Sub-Industry: Social Network

Ownership: Private

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Date	Type	Capital Amount	Post-Money Valuation	Investors
Unknown	Seed	1M	Unknown
10/2007	Series A	3.8M	Unknown	Shasta Ventures, Tugboat Ventures

Name:	Doostang
Product URL:	http://www.doostang.com/
Description:	Doostang is a social-networking site geared towards individuals seeking career advancement. To this end it offers job listings, forums themed around professional development, and special groups tied to career options and mutual interests. Users post profiles, upload resumes and can post/search for jobs.
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Bullish Opinions (7)	Author/Date	Do you agree?
stay high end... 1 comment Add Comment	jpaine 07/31/2008		100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
most of the jobs posted on doostang are investment banking, principal investing, and consulting. sounds high end to me!	andydao315	03/05/2009
getting your resume and cover letter sent directly to a hiring manager's inbox is a huge PLUS Add Comment	andydao315 03/05/2009		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
I love their new featured members section! Add Comment	vivektaneja 07/30/2008		100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
Early starter in career networking field Add Comment	green33 06/03/2008		50% 4 votes 2 50% 2
The product is very viral Add Comment	john 05/12/2008		75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
Mareza (their founder) is a sharp guy. Add Comment	drapaport 04/28/2008		100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Online job search is a large and growing market Add Comment	dave 01/16/2008		100% 4 votes 4 0% 0

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Bearish Opinions (9)	Author/Date
Now charging for access to "premium jobs", traffic hasn't gone up. Add Comment	mkensey 01/29/2009	100% 1 vote 1 0% 0
dont know if it can compete with linkedin's huge network and great features Add Comment	sherpa22 08/10/2008	75% 4 votes 3 25% 1
Visibility still low among a diverse audience. Add Comment	devans00 08/05/2008	100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
They seem to have no focus on innovating the way that LinkedIn does Add Comment	kenny 07/29/2008	100% 2 votes 2 0% 0
Concept does not allow for incoming traffic Add Comment	smickey12 07/14/2008	100% 3 votes 3 0% 0
Not sure how they will do now that LinkedIn is taking off Add Comment	kenny 06/26/2008	100% 6 votes 6 0% 0
Their traffic seems to have flattened since end of 2007 Add Comment	john 05/12/2008	100% 4 votes 4 0% 0
There are lots of competitors in this space Add Comment	dave 01/16/2008	100% 7 votes 7 0% 0
The focus on I-banking and consulting jobs seems too narrow Add Comment	dave 01/16/2008	100% 5 votes 5 0% 0