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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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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!

nmaroulis@odesk.com!@nikos_maroulis!

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nikosmaroulis!

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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

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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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Thank you!

ioannis.foukarakis@gmail.com

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