01: Elance-oDesk CEO Fabio Rosati on How to Disrupt an Industry

01: Elance-oDesk CEO Fabio Rosati on How to Disrupt an Industry

How to Disrupt an Industry - The Age of working Differently. The Elance Story with Fabio Rosati It’s not every day you change the way the world works. But with Elance, Fabio Rosati did just this, altering the way global labor markets operate for the foreseeable future. It’s no small task, but by providing an easy and secure way for businesses to find, hire, manage and pay freelancers, Elance’s online staffing platform has revolutionized the freelancing economy. And it’s one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, expanding at a rate of 50% per year. As of 2013, Elance has over 3 million users, with 800,000 businesses hiring from a pool of 2.8 million registered freelancers, earning over $300 million yearly. Today's Guest - Fabio Rosati Hailing from Florence, Italy, Elance CEO Fabio Rosati is polite and softly-spoken. Conversing with him, you wouldn’t pick that in the last five years he had become one of the most influential individuals in the entrepreneurial space globally. A thought leader on work, the freelance economy and online staffing, Rosati’s views on the burgeoning online labor market have appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, Inc., and The New York Times. It’s no small wonder then that in 2013, Rosati was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist. I Need Your Help! If you haven’t already, I would love if you could be awesome and take a minute to leave a quick rating and review of the podcast on iTunes by clicking on the link below. It’s the most amazing way to help the show grow and reach more people! Leave a review for the Foundr Podcast!

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310: How To Convert Your Passion Into A Profitable Online Course, With Teachable’s Ankur Nagpal

What does it take to create, market, and sell a profitable online course? This question is likely on the minds of many people⁠, especially now that the pandemic is pushing people to turn to online cou...

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309: Mighty Networks Founder is Fueling the Passion Economy by Creating Opportunities for Online Course Creators

309: Mighty Networks Founder is Fueling the Passion Economy by Creating Opportunities for Online Course Creators

Gina Bianchini has always loved working with creators. That’s why she co-founded Ning, an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks, with Marc Andreessen in 2005. E...

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308: How Henrik Werdelin Built a 9-Figure Subscription Box Business for Dogs

308: How Henrik Werdelin Built a 9-Figure Subscription Box Business for Dogs

Henrik Werdelin has never been about chasing money, power, or fame. Instead, his focus has always been on creating cool things with people he enjoys being around. That’s exactly how BarkBox, now one o...

9 Juni 20201h 9min

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307: Basecamp’s David Heinemeier Hansson On What A Productive Workplace Should Look Like

As we start thinking about re-opening our businesses and offices after Covid-19, many people are wondering what the new “normal” will look like. While co-founder of Basecamp David Heinemeier Hansson d...

2 Juni 202059min

306: From Myspace To Jam City: Chris DeWolfe Breaks Down His 25 Years Of Experience As An Entrepreneur

306: From Myspace To Jam City: Chris DeWolfe Breaks Down His 25 Years Of Experience As An Entrepreneur

Chris DeWolfe excels at creating massive user bases—a skill he has demonstrated with two companies you’ll likely recognize: Myspace and Jam City. After DeWolfe launched the biggest social network of i...

26 Maj 202052min

305: Dropbox’s Drew Houston on Continuous Learning, Decision Making, and Fixing the Way We Work

305: Dropbox’s Drew Houston on Continuous Learning, Decision Making, and Fixing the Way We Work

By now, the story is legend. When Drew Houston boarded a bus from Boston to New York and discovered that he had—yet again—forgotten to bring his thumb drive, he was frustrated. So frustrated that he s...

19 Maj 202041min

304: Alex Osterwalder On Why Products, Technology, And Price Aren’t Enough To Keep Your Company Competitive

304: Alex Osterwalder On Why Products, Technology, And Price Aren’t Enough To Keep Your Company Competitive

Alex Osterwalder is primarily known for developing the Business Model Canvas, a template that helps startups develop and document new or existing business models. In this interview, Osterwalder shares...

19 Maj 20201h 1min

303: Ballsy’s Adam Hendle Talks Community Engagement, Customer Acquisition, And Leaning Into The Pandemic

303: Ballsy’s Adam Hendle Talks Community Engagement, Customer Acquisition, And Leaning Into The Pandemic

Adam Hendle’s company, Ballsy, is eye-catching and humorous, which are some of the most defining characteristics of the brand. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t take his business seriously. On the cont...

12 Maj 202053min

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