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Stay Local, Team-up Global by Nikos Maroulis, oDesk
Developing my product with the help of oDesk by Alexander Louisos, Genetium
Stay Local, Work Global by Ioannis Foukarakis, Java Engineer, oDesk
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yurt 1
Stay Local, Team-up Global
by Nikos Maroulis, oDesk
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~# whoami
What I like to do: !!Travel!!Code!!Create things!!Seek difficult problems to solve!
!Can all the above be
combined?!
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The life @startup – Part I
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Life @startup – Part deux
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Life @startup – Part ***
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The life @oDesk
Why online work?
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Evolution of remote work
1990 2000 2010
Telecommuting!
Online Work !
1980
Outsourcing!
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Fast, flexible on-demand work
• Hire in record time!!• Scale talent up and down to meet your needs!!• Free yourself to focus on your core business!!!!
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Unbounded access to global talent
!• Attract talent from over 140 countries worldwide!!• Find unique or in-demand skill sets not available in your area!!
!!
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Rates for any budget
• Extend your funding runway!!• Reduce operating costs!
Why oDesk?
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oDesk: World’s largest online workplace
!1.9x !
nearest competitor!!
Estimated Gross Services!2012!
Other online !workplaces !combined!
oDesk !
$360M! $310M!
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The online workplace of the tech elite
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If you can do it on a computer, you can do it on oDesk
Software Development
Customer Service! Data Entry! Writing & Blogging Accounting Mobile App Development
SEO/SEM Virtual Assistance Translation Graphic Design Legal Web Development
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Scale your startup in 3 easy steps
Hire World’s largest pool !
of talented contractors !in 140+ countries!
1 Manage Time tracking, !
monitoring & collaboration !
2 Pay
Quick, secure !payment & billing
worldwide!
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How to get started?
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1. Write a crisp, clear job post
• Include project overview & goals!!• Spell out the details!!• Be very specific regarding
must-have skills!!• Include a succinct question for
contractor to answer!!• List hard deadlines!!!!
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2a. Leverage profiles to vet applicants
• Star ratings!
• Client feedback!
• Work history & experience!!• Number of hours worked
!• Repeat clients!!• Portfolio
!• Tests & certifications!
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2b. Expect pay to correlate with quality
Work Category! Entry-level! Experienced! Expert!Website Development! $9–12! $13–24! $25–40+!Graphic Design! $5–10! $11–19! $20–35+!Mobile App Development! $20–30! $31–54! $55–75+!Software Development! $12–15! $16–30! $31–50+!Social Media Marketing! $3–5! $6–8! $9–15+!SEM/SEO! $3–5! $6–10! $11–18+!Virtual Assistance! $3–5! $6–8! $9–18+!Data Entry! $2–3! $4–6! $7–10+!Legal! $20–30! $31–55! $56–80+!Accounting! $6–10! $11–20! $21–35+!
* Typical hourly rates in USD.
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3. Interview finalists
• Interview multiple candidates via Skype, chat, or email!
• Present hypotheticals!
• Ask for feedback on your methods/approach!
• Consider a brief screening question!
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3. Communicate early and often
• Agree on work hours, deadlines, & delivery mode !
• Establish regular check-ins !!• Plan for your off-time
!• Use sharing tools: Work
Diary, Google docs, Evernote, Dropbox !
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4. Reward great performance
• Thank & praise!!• Rehire
!• Post detailed reviews
!• Increase rates periodically
to match market!
• Offer a bonus!
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Thank you!
[email protected]!@nikos_maroulis!
http://www.linkedin.com/in/nikosmaroulis!
yurt 2
Developing my product with the help of oDesk
by Alexander Louisos, Genetium
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My experience with oDesk….!
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The need
!!
Wanted a better back-end !image controller !
for my mobile app.!
Needed it to be in Ruby. !
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The experience
!Described my need analytically on the platform. !
Got a lot of bids very fast. !
Tip: Create a matrix of what you want !NAME PREVIOUS
WORK HOURS ON ODESK
PRICE FEEDBACK RESPONSE
NICK +++ +++ + ++ +
ALEX + + +++ +++ +
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The results
Got what I needed fast !
Created a connection with a freelancer: will need him again in the future --> can rehire him !
Could observe his work through screen snapshots: made me feel secure. !
Recommended the platform to a friend:!Very satisfied with a logo creative he asked (only 40$)!
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Take home
Search well before hiring. Ask questions. !
Be very specific with what you want. !
Good freelancers aren't necessarily expensive!
oDesk platform makes you feel in control of your work and budget. !
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Q&A
yurt 3
Stay Local, Work Global
by Ioannis Foukarakis, oDesk
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$ whoami
• Java back-end engineer
• Adjunct lecturer
• Hipster geek
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The Data Products team • All large marketplaces are data companies…!
• We have the biggest closed-loop online dataset of jobs and job seekers in labor history!
• We have tremendous data on each of our users, and yet in some ways we know frustratingly little about them!
• … so we created the Data Products Team!• Our mission: to put data at the heart of the company: build
data products rather than “just” using data to guide products!
• 3 Stanford CS PhD alumni, 2 Economics PhDs from Harvard and MIT, plus a team of developers!
• Product examples: search, recommendations, reputation, fraud detection!
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“If there’s hope for humanity,
it’s in software.” Max K. Goff
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Why I love oDesk
• Can work from different places
• I define my job schedule
• Paid every week
• Can always find an extra project!
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Searching for jobs
• Complete your profile
• Download the client
• Read contractor manual
• Do the tests
• Learn to use oDesk
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How contractors find interesting jobs…
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Focus
• Jobs that match your skills
• Jobs that you’re happy working for
• Jobs that satisfy your goals
• Don’t hunt for more jobs than you can handle
• Select your clients
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Getting the work done
Home Office!
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Getting the work done
• Communication tools
• Word processing/Spreadsheets
• File sharing
• Bank account
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Satisfying the client
• Document requirements
• Communication
• Hit deadlines
• Enjoy working
• Deliver something extra
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