The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Enterprise clients for whom Private Workplace was introduced are a minority at oDesk, but this minority brings the bigger part of the revenues. I think, 90 percent of our revenue came from four job categories, which were entirely technical. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine.

Russia 151

Russia Ukraine Latvia Lithuania 151

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Put your users first: pretend that your customers have a seat at the table when you design your product roadmap. A founder should know (more or less) what milestones she can achieve with the current round (in terms of product, revenue, etc). Use agility to your advantage and make speed a team priority. Need for Speed, indeed.

Founder 187

Founder Startup Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 187

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2016

My good friends and I, all aged 21, were working on a design inspiration blog and curating content for designers and artists. It was a way for us to stay creative and it also brought in some revenue. The idea of Gadget Flow was, and still is, to simplify online product exploration by introducing fresh, new content daily.

Greece 100

Greece United Kingdom Ukraine Philippines 100

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. I had no idea what people did whether tech, entertainment, or design. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). For those of who you do not know what TED events are about. Founder of JackCards.com.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Las Vegas Software Review Bangladesh 76

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

DECEMBER 9, 2010

It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, and Design. I had no idea what people did whether tech, entertainment, or design. CEO of a software development outsourcing firm (Ukraine). For those of who you do not know what TED events are about. Founder of JackCards.com.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Las Vegas Software Review Bangladesh 40

www.thestartup.eu

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Let’s break down their costs: Logo design: a simple contest on 99designs with a $300 prize. Developers are in Argentina, Ukraine and Russia. Iphone icon: a dutch designer made a professional icon for $350 Internationalization: translations in german, french and spanish. Total cost: $5000. Two months of work and $2500.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping Italy Sweat Equity Europe 49