Re:Data scientists shouldn't use Upwork
by rangeofmotion on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:39PM
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It blows my mind that UpWork does so well as a platform. I have never had a good experience using it. And I don't know anyone who says good things about it.
I think there is a real market opportunity for a startup that can provide a way to connect businesses who need short-term or specific project work (i.e. they don't want employees) with freelancers who want to work in that mode while (and this is important) avoiding the creepiness and flaky nature of UpWork. Conversely, it would also need to avoid being too similar to having the middleman as an employer.
I probably know 50 people who would jump on a platform that hit this sweet spot in a heartbeat.
I think there is a real market opportunity for a startup that can provide a way to connect businesses who need short-term or specific project work (i.e. they don't want employees) with freelancers who want to work in that mode while (and this is important) avoiding the creepiness and flaky nature of UpWork. Conversely, it would also need to avoid being too similar to having the middleman as an employer.
I probably know 50 people who would jump on a platform that hit this sweet spot in a heartbeat.