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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered more than $1 billion from employers to freelancers. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine. According to the last stats provided by oDesk itself, the company has 4.5 million jobs.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Criteo was founded in 2005 in France; now based in Palo Alto, CA. WordStream – Provides software and services that help businesses manage SEM and SEO campaigns.

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