An event held at Metavallon Hub on the emergence of online work and how Greek startups and freelancers may benefit from the unfolding opportunities. Powered by oDesk.
2. Agenda
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Stay Local, Team-up Global
by Nikos Maroulis, oDesk
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Developing my product with the help of oDesk
by Alexander Louisos, Genetium
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Stay Local, Work Global
by Ioannis Foukarakis, Java Engineer, oDesk
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Stay Local, Team-up Global
by Nikos Maroulis, oDesk
4. ~# 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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10. Evolution of remote work
Online Work !
Outsourcing!
Telecommuting!
1980 1990 2000 2010
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11. Fast, flexible on-demand work
• Hire in record time!
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• Scale talent up and down to meet your needs!
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• Free yourself to focus on your core business!
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12. Unbounded access to global talent
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• Attract talent from over 140 countries worldwide!
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• Find unique or in-demand skill sets not available in your area!
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13. Rates for any budget
• Extend your funding runway!
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• Reduce operating costs!
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17. If you can do it on a computer,
you can do it on oDesk
Software Customer Service! Data Entry! Writing & Blogging Accounting Mobile App
Development Development
Web Development Virtual Assistance SEO/SEM Graphic Design Translation Legal
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18. Scale your startup in 3 easy steps
1 2 3
Hire Manage Pay
World’s largest pool ! Time tracking, ! Quick, secure !
of talented contractors ! monitoring & collaboration ! payment & billing
in 140+ countries! worldwide!
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20. 1. Write a crisp, clear job post
• Include project overview & goals!
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• Spell out the details!
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• Be very specific regarding
must-have skills!
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• Include a succinct question for
contractor to answer!
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• List hard deadlines!
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21. 2a. Leverage profiles to vet applicants
• Star ratings
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• Client feedback
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• Work history & experience!
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• Number of hours worked
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• Repeat clients!
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• Portfolio
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• Tests & certifications!
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22. 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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23. 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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24. 3. Communicate early and often
• Agree on work hours,
deadlines, & delivery mode
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• Establish regular check-ins !
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• Plan for your off-time
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• Use sharing tools: Work
Diary, Google docs,
Evernote, Dropbox !
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25. 4. Reward great performance
• Thank & praise!
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• Rehire
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• Post detailed reviews
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• Increase rates periodically
to match market
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• Offer a bonus!
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29. The need
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Wanted a better back-end!
image controller!
for my mobile app. !
Needed it to be in Ruby.!
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30. The experience
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Described my need analytically on the platform.!
Got a lot of bids very fast.!
Tip: Create a matrix of what you want!
NAME PREVIOUS HOURS ON PRICE FEEDBACK RESPONSE
WORK ODESK
NICK +++ +++ + ++ +
ALEX + + +++ +++ +
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31. 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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32. 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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36. 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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37. “If there’s hope for humanity,
it’s in software.”
Max K. Goff
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38.
39. 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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40. Searching for jobs
• Complete your profile
• Download the client
• Read contractor manual
• Do the tests
• Learn to use oDesk
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43. 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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