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They are one of the best checkup companies and do a good service.

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Steve Smith — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:56:33 -0000

HI guys-there is absolutely nothing new or different on this site, then you can find on 100's of other sites. Just because some investors did not do their homework and realized that this is already a saturated industry, does not mean this is newsworthy. You can find 100’s of outstanding screening firms offering essentially the same thing, at the site of the non-profit trade association at www.napbs.com. In fact, there are over a half-dozen firms that offer state of the art software and technology just for the purpose of running background firms. It’s a nice marketing ploy to say a firm is going to “shake up the industry,” but in reality, this is just another cookie cutter background firm that offers the same old thing.

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Chad Timms — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:59:59 -0000

Background checks and Criminal Background checks are an important part of our security in today's world. BeenVerified looks like it could be a great resource for background checks.

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Michael Kassing — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:05:45 -0000

Josh,

Interesting spin on bringing the parties together in the process and making them hold hands; that just might work. We decided early that our liability exposure on the calendaring function would cost us a bunch in time and money so we decided that we had more time than money (our founders don't sleep and work for peanuts) so we setup a quadruple key system (three human and one computer).

We actually sell (hey, have to call it something) the calendar for way under our cost to get the client to use our other services. There is some risk of the free ride but we have priced that into the model. I am not sure if your model includes live humans but our process might work for you too as long as your burn rate is low.

In this economy you are dead on track with your low entry points! Good job!

Michael Kassing
MarkTend.com (Burn rate = Zero) (Sleep Rate = -1)

Re: BeenVerified hopes to make background checks easier and cheaper

Josh — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:55:43 -0000

Dean, thanks for the post.

Michael,
We built BeenVerified recognizing that liability was a main concern for small and medium businesses, which is exactly why we bring the candidate into the process. Both sides receive copies of the information we verify and can raise any issues or disputes. Agree with you on pricing and we are exploring different avenues, especially since we provide much more than just a background check. Looking to keep our entry points low for now though.

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JB — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:39:07 -0000

Is it too much to ask that you run a simple spelling check before posting articles. I hate to whine, but "businessses," "servcies," are not difficult words to spell correctly.

Re: BeenVerified hopes to make background checks easier and cheaper

Michael Kassing — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:35:13 -0000

I sure hope they have good E&O insurance! For $10 they are taking on a HUGE amount of liability. It would be interesting to see their pricing model and if it factors in several mistakes and the cost thereof. Liability pricing is a bear, not much fun and can not be dumped totally on the users of the service.

If one of the founders reads this drop me a line and tell me your process, it is always nice to see how someone else is doing it.

Michael Kassing
MarkTend.com (lots of liability!!!!!)

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Wilson Jackson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:53:10 -0000

Looks like a great service!