Welcome to the everyday founder podcast with James Farnfield 👋🏽
James chats with everyday founders and ask them questions across a range of serious and lighthearted topics.
It’s time that we celebrate those everyday founders doing incredible things. Celebrating their successes, learning from their journey and supporting their future.
Enjoy 🚀
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Welcome to the everyday founder podcast with James Farnfield 👋🏽
James chats with everyday founders and ask them questions across a range of serious and lighthearted topics.
It’s time that we celebrate those everyday founders doing incredible things. Celebrating their successes, learning from their journey and supporting their future.
Enjoy 🚀
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Everyday Founder, we sit down with Anton Boner, CEO & Founder of Screenloop, the first AI-powered applicant tracking system (ATS) with an auto-generated scorecard.
Anton shares his incredible journey—from being a high school teacher to climbing the ranks at Stack Overflow (promoted 7 times in 8 years!) to launching a venture-backed SaaS startup that’s redefining hiring and recruitment.
In this episode:
✅ The leap of faith from teaching to enterprise sales
✅ How Anton helped grow Stack Overflow before its $1.8B acquisition
✅ The evolution of Screenloop—from an AI note-taker to a full hiring platform
✅ The challenges of building a SaaS startup as a non-technical founder
✅ How AI is reshaping the hiring process (and why the CV might be dead by 2025)
✅ Fundraising insights—raising $10M and choosing the right investors
Whether you’re a founder, recruiter, or just fascinated by the intersection of AI & hiring, this episode is packed with insights on entrepreneurship, scaling, and the future of recruitment.
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop a comment below—what’s your take on AI in hiring?
📌 Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction & Anton’s Background
01:08 – What is Screenloop?
01:39 – From Teacher to Tech Sales at Stack Overflow
02:54 – Making the Leap: Career Change & Relocation
05:05 – The Birth of Screenloop
07:23 – The Challenges of Being a Non-Technical Founder
08:56 – Building the First Product & Early Growth
10:59 – The COVID Hiring Boom & Market Shift
13:09 – Pivoting from AI Note-Taker to Full ATS Platform
15:48 – The Power of Remote Teams & Culture at Screenloop
20:26 – Remote Work vs. In-Office Collaboration
23:23 – Scaling from $100K to Seven Figures
27:33 – How a Founder Switches Off & Avoids Burnout
34:15 – AI & The Future of Recruitment
39:34 – The Death of the CV?
42:54 – Raising $10M & Choosing the Right Investors
47:16 – Founders: Luck vs. Skill?
55:02 – What’s Next for Screenloop?
#AI #Startups #Recruitment #SaaS #TechEntrepreneur #Screenloop #EverydayFounder
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