StackOverflow is hugely relevant to hiring decisions - their biz model?

As we all know StackOverflow is on the road raising money.

Lots of the discussion in the HN boards focused on why they need more $$$, and what about their model scaled.

Here’s my best guess: in our ongoing odyssey to hire a few add’l great programmers I’ve found myself relying more and more on StackOverflow to decide who to spend time interviewing.

They also have a $500 a month premium access option for hiring managers to sift through candidates.

Unlike linkedin, which let’s candidates kiss their own asses, StackOverflow lets you really get a sense for who you’re hiring, what their skills are, what their problem solving skills are, and find the BEST candidates, as reviewed by their peers.

This is an ingenious way to qualify talent and could be scaled in many other industries.