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Re:How to Kill a Startup Idea with Google Keyword Planner an... by stri8ed on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @06:53PM (#22113106)
How would you rank UpWork in this respect?
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Re:How to Kill a Startup Idea with Google Keyword Planner an... by wolco on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:36PM (#22114672)
Upwork offers payment platform/record keeping and will dole out harsh punishments if caught leaving.

That's the value they provide and the stick. It works because trusting third world developers is hard. It fails for more local developers.

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