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demand for multiple niche marketplaces
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demand for sme & fractional freelancers
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Upwork layoff impacts mostly Upwork enterprise
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Nike faces $530m of potential fines
Enterprises need a global volume of talent and a seamless hiring manager experience. This used to mean partnering with the largest freelance marketplace, but now requires harnessing multiple vertical marketplaces that are best in their skill & region. We know the right marketplaces for each enterprise’s unique requirements, negotiate on our enterprise’s behalf, and integrate marketplaces more than
Just like any business, Freelance Programs typically start hot, cool off (typically around $200,000-$500,000 annual spend), then pivot or fail. While no enterprise is the same, the pattern is common, which is why we customize an agile approach that helps them fail fast, validate efficiently, and scale to $10m within 2 years.
The freelance economy will look different in 5 years than it looks today, and we’re currently in the painful part of the process. “Gig” marketplaces are hurting. Upwork and Fiverr stock is stagnant, Upwork had a public layoff, . Yet verticalized niche platforms are doing well. Fractional freelancers are doing well. Which is transforming our industry into a new paradigm, a natural evolution, from gig to freelance, freelance to fractional,
Human Cloud is a global workforce advisory firm that helps Fortune 500 companies future-proof their workforce through cloud-driven talent solutions. Led by CEO Matthew Mottola and Head of Enterprise Strategy Tony Buffum, the firm has been at the forefront of AI, talent platforms, and enterprise adoption since 2012. Human Cloud also runs the leading media outlet for workforce technology leaders and manages the largest database of flexible workforce intelligence.