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Re:BlueCrew (YC S15) Provides Workers for the On-Demand World by samcheng on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @10:11PM (#9855823)
This sounds a lot like Wonolo. And also similar to the traditional temp agencies like Manpower.

How is BlueCrew different than these incumbents?

Re:BlueCrew (YC S15) Provides Workers for the On-Demand World by mcaserta on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @10:24PM (#9855854)
WoNoLo is a great company, but it's a 1099 model. It is difficult to justify how a low complexity worker can be a contractor. To be a contractor you need to have done a personal investment, cannot be trained and cannot be working on a shift. This exposes both the customer and the employee to a high level of risks. The employee does not have the needed insurance coverage. The customer is at risk of worker's misclassification, fines and costly claims. Compared to a traditional staffing agency, we have lower costs of operations. We showed our product to a quite a few people that worked ad ManPower and told us that we are faster, provide a better interface/experience. I hope they are right :)