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Rebuild Lives #Ukraine/ Provide Work Opportunities to Refugees

Transformify

Now, we face the war in Ukraine and the sad reality that millions of Ukrainians may have to leave their homes and seek asylum across Europe. Launched in 2016, Rebuild Lives helps refugees and people living in post-war zones be hired and paid compliantly. Displaced People / Refugees/ People living in a war zone in Ukraine.

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Can you hire an all-remote team using freelance platforms only?

Transformify

The ‘’Gig Economy’’ series sheds light on the future of work and the pros and cons of hiring freelancers and gig workers. My COO is a doctorate from Ukraine, where the economy has not treated him well, but he is one of the most hardworking and intelligent people I’ve ever met. I live in Los Angeles.

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10 Rosh Hashanah Resolutions for Startup Founders

VC Cafe

Sustainable growth: Prioritise sales efficiency over growth at all costs. So in terms of hiring, get people that can help you build the product faster… anything that minimizes the time between observing a need or a problem, and the execution or the fix for it.” In times of uncertainty, be like Scrooge McDuck! Team, product, market.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

Both Sides of the Table

The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. This is a topic that comes up often in Los Angeles because many CEOs are tempted to hire their tech teams in the Bay Area. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office.

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#1 Reason for Companies to Hire Remotely in the Future

Transformify

The ‘’Gig Economy’’ series sheds light on the future of work and the pros and cons of hiring freelancers and gig workers. While the majority of our company works from our offices (in NYC or Ukraine), we have a few remote workers at Chanty. You mentioned that you started hiring remote workers out of necessity.

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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

My first role was in sales and the buyers on the platform absolutely loved the access to global freelancers, the low hourly rates, and the full transparency and flexibility in the system. Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Hiring an expert or a coach to walk you through this stage can help you minimize the chances of failure although identifying the problem first can be a great way to create a long-lasting strategy. The sales helped them raise $30K and the attention of a startup incubator, which offered them training and another $20K in funding.