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11: Leading oDesk to Market Leader
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Gary Swart joined oDesk in 2005 as CEO and led the company for over 8 years, turning into the market leader in the online work industry. It was the first workplace to reach $1 billion in work, and has over 5 million freelancers and thousands of jobs posted daily. Gary led the company through a merger with #2 player eLance before leaving to join Polaris. In this Episode he shares with us his path to oDesk and how he was able to grow the company the way he did. In next week's episode (part 2), we dig more into the topic of focus, iterating quickly, why he thinks being an execepreneur is a good idea - and why Gary’s ok being hit by a pitch. This week's questions:
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- Set the stage for us - how did you become the CEO of oDesk?
- What did you grow it to become the world’s largest online workplace with over 5 million freelancers?
20 episodes
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Content provided by Inderpal Singh. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Inderpal Singh or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Gary Swart joined oDesk in 2005 as CEO and led the company for over 8 years, turning into the market leader in the online work industry. It was the first workplace to reach $1 billion in work, and has over 5 million freelancers and thousands of jobs posted daily. Gary led the company through a merger with #2 player eLance before leaving to join Polaris. In this Episode he shares with us his path to oDesk and how he was able to grow the company the way he did. In next week's episode (part 2), we dig more into the topic of focus, iterating quickly, why he thinks being an execepreneur is a good idea - and why Gary’s ok being hit by a pitch. This week's questions:
…
continue reading
- Set the stage for us - how did you become the CEO of oDesk?
- What did you grow it to become the world’s largest online workplace with over 5 million freelancers?
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