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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

Very shortly after I joined, Greg Gretsch (now my partner at Jackson Square Ventures) co-led oDesk’s Series A along with Venky Ganesan (partner at Menlo Ventures and lead investor in Rev.com). And one time, I personally got served with a claim that a freelancer had stolen IP and we were being sued for ~$60k.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Paying above the local market rate, transferring lots of small payments that lead to the same IP address, etc. ‘’ABC, a US company, signs an agreement with Mr ‘’X’’, a citizen of Bangladesh. are tactics often used by the criminals. Slave Labor. ’’ Round-tripping.