In the late 1980’s, Ric Urrutia and Alexis Tatarsky were working together as UNIX engineers at Apple Computer. They observed the resume flow and interview process of independent contractors needed to support their team, and the frustration when the performance of many of these contractors failed to meet expectations. They recognized that in the process of assessing the fit of a technologist for a project, resumes were largely irrelevant and a new paradigm was needed.
