My Space for Baby Boomers

摘要

The idea for jeff taylor's latest startup came out of left field. At a conference a couple of years ago, Taylor wanted to underscore how a coming labor shortage would create opportunities for Monster.com, the successful and disruptive online job site he founded a decade ago. Some 77 million retiring baby boomers were leaving the workforce, Taylor said. Someone in the crowd called out: "Where are they going?" "That's not my expertise," Taylor replled. But as his own 50th birthday drew near, the question started nagging at him.