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DEMO: Filter Foundry helps creative professionals share work online
Filter Platforms is one of 70 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Fall 2010 event taking place this week in Silicon Valley. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present....
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Check out the world’s longest invoice: $8.5M and counting
Freelancing has its upsides: flexible hours, working from wherever, calling the shots, and generally doing it for yourself. But there’s one major downside that almost no freelancer has escaped: the...
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Scripted.com, a talent agency for marketing writers, raises $4.5M from...
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Scripted.com, a marketplace joining freelance writers with businesses that need marketing copy, has raised a $4.5 million first round of...
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Freelancer marketplace ODesk files executive employee options of $2.65M
auremar/Shutterstock Dec. 4 - 5, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets on Sale Now Freelancer marketplace ODesk is giving out $2.65 million to it executives as part of its 2013 executive employee option...
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How Elance’s merger with oDesk will impact the freelance space
Photo Illustration: Eric BlattbergElance and oDesk, the two largest freelance labor marketplaces on the planet, announced a merger this week. The two have been competing in the freelance space for over...
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Fiverr’s $30M funding shows that the TaskRabbit model is growing
Image Credit: FiverrNeed someone to write your wedding thank you notes? Or to proofread your resume, or even just make you a video of a puppet show? Online marketplace Fiverr is where you’d get those...
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Y Combinator-backed Zen99 raises $2.5M to save freelancers from HR hell
Image Credit: Stokkete/ShutterstockWhile most salaried folks may not realize it, being a contractor — a “1099″ — can be pretty tricky because you’re on your own when it comes to taxes and benefits....
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How new mobile tech drives demand for freelance skills
GUEST: Liran Kotzer is the chief executive of DoNanza, a one-stop shop for freelancers looking to find work and win new clients. With tech-related projects accounting for nine of the top 10 most common...
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If freelancers are key partners, are you developing them?
GUEST: Everyone knows the pros and cons of using freelance, consulting or contract professionals to grow a business. You get agility, immediate value and dynamic supply, but you delay investing in a...
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Slack bot Konsus to help freelancers and businesses collaborate on long-term...
EXCLUSIVE: Freelancer hiring bot Konsus announced major updates today, including the addition of a conversational interface and the ability to interact with multiple team members via group chat. Konsus...
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LinkedIn’s newest feature lets recruiters find contractors
LinkedIn is making it easier for recruiters to find candidates that they want, no matter the position or type of employment. The Microsoft-owned company announced on Tuesday a contractor search filter...
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How AI will help freelancers
When it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), there’s a common question: Will AI technology render certain jobs obsolete? The common prediction is that yes, many jobs will be lost as a result. But...
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Salaryo launches coworking bank for freelancers and digital nomads
EXCLUSIVE: Being a digital nomad isn’t always easy. Finding and financing places to work and sleep when you travel from country to country every few days can be a challenge. Even if you’re the type of...
View ArticleZenCash thanks your customers who pay, nags those who don’t
Small business payment management service ZenCash launches Monday, hoping to help startups and freelancers get paid on time. “ZenCash helps you manage your payment plan of attack and manages the plan...
View ArticleStartups and freelancers: free parachuting, pancakes, pedicures, or parking
Cloud accounting service Freshbooks launched its new iPhone app yesterday. To celebrate, the company is giving 160 entrepreneurs a little treat. The app gives freelancers and small business people the...
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HoneyBook raises $28 million to connect freelancers with clients
HoneyBook, which is developing a financial and business management platform for freelancers, has raised $28 million in a new funding round.Read More
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U.S. gig workers get support from private companies, but public policy lags
As the gig economy matures and embraces more of the U.S. workforce, workers are taking freelance jobs seriously. It's time our public policy did too.Read More
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GDC: Pandemic is clobbering indie game devs and freelancers
Indie game devs and freelancers are having a tough time in the pandemic, even though the video game industry hasn't been hit as hard as other industries.Read More
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Report: 60M Americans performed skilled freelance work in 2022, adding $1.35T...
Upwork’s Freelance Forward 2022 Report reveals that 60 million Americans, or 39% of the workforce, performed freelance work in the past year.Read More
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Report: 39% of the US workforce in 2022 was freelance, highest yet
Organizations are increasingly turning to freelance talent to fill talent gaps in a slow economy, according to new Upwork report.Read More
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Collective raises $50M funding to launch AI-powered finance platform for...
By deploying AI technology across its financial operations, Collective aims to expedite its growth and onboard businesses on its waitlist.Read More
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Fiverr launches Business Solutions and Neo AI matching algorithm
Fiverr Neo is powered by generative AI, specifically the kind of large language models (LLMs) that are in vogue now.Read More
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