The Upwork story: Scaling freelancing with Stephane Kasriel, CEO

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By Stephane Kasriel (  / skasriel  , CEO at Upwork (https://www.upwork.com)

What are we talking about here? The largest freelancer marketplace in the world, which means some impressive numbers: 12M+ users in 180 countries, 3M+ jobs posted annually & a market cap of $1.7B.

Upwork is the story of a company trying to embrace the cultural change we’re all seeing in jobs: After being farmers, factory workers & office workers, people are shifting to become freelancers, taking advantage of a flexible working model. But Upwork is also the story of a merger of two competitors, a merger that happened six years ago between Elance & oDesk 🤝

Stephane shared that story on stage, interviewed by The Family Director Erika Batista. Stephane is co-chair of the World Economic Forum Council on the Future of Education, Gender and Work & a tech expert on leading distributed teams. His own journey, the merger, the road to the IPO & how to scale freelancing are just a few of the topics addressed here.