Thanks Steve, your data is really interesting too. Those kinds of stats/trends definitely influenced the concept, and we're hoping that with the data we're collecting from sign-ups and votes, we'll be able to produce even more. The variety of respondents so far has been surprising. Think we've hit on something that could be very useful to a variety of people.
On Wednesday, 28 August 2013 17:34:07 UTC+1, Steve King wrote: > > Sounds really interesting on multiple levels. Clearly anything that helps > freelancers and interns find work is a good thing. It's also a good > opportunity for small businesses to discover and use on demand, flexible > talent. > > There's been some recent stats that support this idea. oDesk recently did > some research on the buyers of talent services on their site and found that > 58% self-classify as startups. The next largest group of talent buyers > self-classified as small businesses. > > And our most recent data - which won't be officially published for another > week or so - shows about one quarter of independent workers (freelancers, > self-employed, etc.) hire other independent workers on a contract, talent > on demand basis. > > So this concept leverages trends already happening in the marketplace and, > hopefully, helps all involved out. I look forward to learning more and see > how it works. Please keep us informed. > > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
