In a recent Forbes article, Jon Younger wrote about how more open talent marketplaces prioritize freelancer success through investments in freelancer intelligence, client intelligence, and operational intelligence.
For example:
- Uncompany exemplifies operational intelligence, methodically reducing friction points for creatives and clients.
- Gigged.ai uses automation to simplify project scoping and budgeting.
- In freelancer intelligence: Toptal.com and Wethos.co offer data-based guidance on pricing
- Talmix.com and Onemansupport.com provides access to industry databases
- AdevaIT.com schedules monthly “fireside chats” on technical topics
- Torc.dev gives Fitbit-like productivity metrics to developers
- Beentheredonethat.co shares its strategy methodology with their freelancers.
- For client intelligence: Catalant has a strong client onboarding process
- Uplink.tech offers clients tips in working with freelancers
- Howdy.com regularly reviews progress with key clients of their freelance Latam developers.
And these are just a few examples! Thank you to all who joined us! For this community meeting, Open Assembly Expert in Residence Jon Younger discussed, along with several platform leaders, what they are doing in 2023 to put freelancers first!
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00:17:29 Open Assembly: As a reminder, place your name, contact info, Linkedin URLs, and company URLs here! We share it later!
00:18:11 Una Herlihy: Una Herlihy https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%BAna-herlihy-698b606/
00:18:30 Michelle Liu: Atrium’s great!
00:18:33 Rachel Renock: Rachel Renock https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-renock-7459146a/ and company URL: https://www.wethos.co/
00:19:24 Ashley, UntapSocial: It’s great to see some former staffing leaders here on the call, there’s a huge opportunity to bridge the gap
00:19:24 Matt Neal: Matt Neal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjneal/ https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/peace-of-chaos-a-podcast-by-matt-neal/id1494040772 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/way-too-busy/id1557524974 https://www.billionminds.com/
00:19:25 Una Herlihy: Company https://www.linkedin.com/company/54150211/admin/
00:19:30 Frankie Wong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankie-wong-546156a9?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BvWIOAvuuSuKPnOgUvjLtdA%3D%3D
00:20:16 Liliana Pop: Liliana Pop https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilianapopconsulting/ and company lilianapopconsulting.com
00:20:29 Vanessa Miller: Vanessa Miller, vanessa@graphite.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessacherenzia/, VP Channel Partnerships @ Graphite https://graphite.com/
00:20:34 Michelle Liu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michl Happy to get connected with y’all here, thanks for having me and looking forward to getting know everyone and supporting each other in success!
00:20:48 Rawshanara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rawshanarahussain/
00:21:05 Henry Crabtree – Wazoku: Henry Crabtree https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrycrabtree at Wazoku – idea management and open innovation https://www.linkedin.com/company/wazoku/
00:21:07 Vanessa Miller: Reacted to “Atrium’s great!” with 🎉
00:21:09 Vanessa Miller: Reacted to “Atrium’s great!” with ❤️
00:21:18 Maari Casey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaricasey/ 🙂
00:21:21 Antonio Sadarić: Antonio Sadaric, working on the humanization of organizational development. Happy to connect and discuss ideas with you all https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniosadaric1/
00:22:01 Patrick Santiago: Looking forward to connecting with y’all : https://www.linkedin.com/in/psantiago/
00:22:14 Carly Coleman: Great to be here with you all! Carly Coleman, Toptal https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlycoleman/
00:22:42 Matt Neal: My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjneal/ My Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/peace-of-chaos-a-podcast-by-matt-neal/id1494040772 The BillionMinds Podcast – Making Remote Work (First 2 seasons were called Way Too Busy) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/way-too-busy/id1557524974 The website: https://www.billionminds.com/
00:22:57 Bassanio Peters: Bassanio Peters https://www.linkedin.com/in/bassaniopeters/ of Assist 2 Develop https://a2d.app
00:24:18 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “https://www.linkedin…” with 👏
00:24:24 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “https://www.linkedin…” with 👍
00:24:33 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “Antonio Sadaric, wor…” with 👍
00:25:05 Greg Morris: Greg Morris Primary work is shaping culture for the purpose of achieving organizational goals in startups and established corporations in transformationhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gkmorrismd/
00:25:11 Link: Thank you John H. I have admired you in your leadership and I look forward to our continued work together 🙂
00:25:29 Link: Reacted to “Antonio Sadaric, wor…” with 👍
00:25:36 Rich Wilson: Rich Wilson, Co-Founder of Gigged.AI https://www.linkedin.com/in/richlwilson/
00:25:49 David Messinger: Fantastic job John Healy shepherding this group and helping foster a great culture!
00:26:54 Dustin Talley: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustin-talley-2273a25/
00:31:50 Kathy Hardy: Kathy Hardy
00:32:32 Kathy Hardy: Kathy@khardyconsulting.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathyconsulting
00:34:54 Una Herlihy: Barry, When do you think the big event will take place?
00:36:30 Open Assembly: Our hope for the Transform Work event will be in October!
00:36:58 Ashley, UntapSocial: Thanks Barry, and Johns. For everyone on this call, I’m really excited to broaden the representation of guests, experts and inspirers that are needed to solve the biggest challenges of our time, in this space. I’ll be asking for your input on getting some fresh faces as guests on these Community Calls !
00:37:40 John Healy: Reacted to “Thanks Barry, and Jo…” with 👏
00:37:44 Ashley, UntapSocial: Reacted to “Thanks Barry, and Jo…” with 👏
00:38:09 Ashley, UntapSocial: Removed a 👏 reaction from “Thanks Barry, and Jo…”
00:38:12 Ashley, UntapSocial: Reacted to “Thanks Barry, and Jo…” with 👏
00:38:12 James Wright: What is the MO of the fortnightly calls now? Is it primarily an opportunity to network and learn with each other on the topic of on demand talent? Will the working groups that drill into establishing the guard rails of, for example worker advocacy, carry on?
00:38:14 Ashley, UntapSocial: Removed a 👏 reaction from “Thanks Barry, and Jo…”
00:41:05 Open Assembly: Carly (Olson) Coleman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlycoleman/
00:41:06 Eryn Peters: I’m buzzing to hear how things are going!!
00:41:18 Open Assembly: @James Wright – yes!
00:42:56 Ashley, UntapSocial: @carly that’s really cool
00:43:17 Open Assembly: Carly has a posse!
00:43:30 Kate Ottavio Kent: Reacted to “Carly has a posse!” with 😁
00:43:45 Link: Perfect 🙂
00:44:15 Open Assembly: Rachel Renock: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-renock-7459146a/
00:46:59 James Wright: LOVE that Rachel! Organic creation of teams within the freelance community + templates for larger more complex yet common deliverables…LOVE it!
00:47:15 Open Assembly: Jacqueline Samira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinesamira/
00:47:18 Rachel Renock: Thanks so much!! Years in the making, we started by publishing our own data first
00:52:39 Jacqueline Samira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinesamira/
00:52:43 Jacqueline Samira: j@howdy.com
00:52:48 Jacqueline Samira: www.howdy.com
00:52:48 Link: I feel compelled to share. Thank you to this community for being apart of my life these last 2.5 years. I am proud to continue in my role as the OA Advocacy Community Advisor; the group who’s mission is to lift the voices of workers everywhere. I love the work that we have done these past two years and it is really heartwarming to see so many movers and shakers here today. If you are a platform leader and you are interested in talking more about how you can lead competitive advantage while providing supporting your freelance community, please connect with me. Thank you https://www.linkedin.com/in/linkdreams/
00:53:02 Open Assembly: Carly (Olson) Coleman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlycoleman/
00:53:14 James Wright: Couldn’t agree more with that strategy Jacqueline. Capturing the impact and outcomes that you’ve worked on is so valuable. I also love that you’re also helping to mitigate the feelings of isolation that is prevalent in the world of remote work, by connecting folks with others in the local vicinity. Love that!
00:54:59 Open Assembly: Eryn Peters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erynpeters/
00:55:05 Maari Casey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaricasey/ (LI) weareuncompany.com (URL) Thanks all!
00:55:45 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “https://www.linkedin…” with 👏
00:56:37 Rachel Renock: Reacted to “https://www.linkedin…” with 👏
00:57:45 Link: Great work Eryn. Very powerful points 🙂
00:59:06 Open Assembly: Dave Messinger: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmessinger/
00:59:34 Bondili, Balaji: Dave, is that like co-pilot at Github?
00:59:38 Open Assembly: Mike Morris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpmorris36/
00:59:42 James Wright: +1000 Eryn! Cost leading with education is a soo important. Meeting the person where they are and helping them grow and meet their career goals. The future of work and the future of education have (or need to have..) a symbiotic relationship
01:00:50 Open Assembly: No pressure!
01:01:06 Open Assembly: Matthew Mottola: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmottola/
01:01:13 David Messinger: @Balaji we actually don’t look at the code itself today
01:01:41 Maari Casey: 👍 YESSSSS
01:02:21 John Healy: great summary @Matt!
01:02:36 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “great summary @Matt!” with 👏
01:02:46 Rachel Renock: Reacted to “great summary @Matt!” with 👏
01:02:53 Una Herlihy: Amazing meeting. Just buzzing!!
01:03:28 Link: And if you are looking for a great read, Matt’s book is outstanding and funny! https://www.amazon.com/Human-Cloud-Changemakers-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1400219736
01:03:31 Arthur Ransier: Another great conversation, thank you to all of you for making this such a fun, informative, and value-driven community!
01:03:42 Rachel Renock: Great to meet everyone, excited for the next one!
01:03:44 Una Herlihy: Thank you all so much
01:03:56 Bondili, Balaji: Thanks Barry and John!
01:04:00 Matthew Mottola, The Human Cloud: Thanks Link 🙂 👊
01:04:01 Jon Younger: Thanks so much all!
01:04:02 Eryn Peters: excellent book
01:04:04 Matthew Mottola, The Human Cloud: Thanks everyone!
01:04:09 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Reacted to “Thanks everyone!” with 👏
01:04:10 Jacqueline Samira: Nice to meet everyone!
01:04:12 John Healy: Such a great community!!!!
01:04:13 Open Assembly: Next OA Community call on 2/16 with Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, the authors of Workstyle: A revolution for wellbeing, productivity and society
01:04:15 Link: You are very welcome my friend!
01:04:27 Michelle Liu: Great to hear all these resources, we’ve got so many links to explore now, thanks for sharing all!
01:04:33 Emily Klein: Great community call! Good to see everyone, hear more and learn more!
01:04:35 David Messinger: Thanks Barry and John and John Younger for doing a great job MCing today
01:04:38 Anelise: Great to connect with you all. This is not the future anymore. Its happens!
01:04:39 Jeff Schwartz: Thanks all for a great session today!
01:04:39 Emily Klein: Thanks all!
01:04:40 Liliana Pop: Thank you so much!
01:04:43 Vanessa Miller- Graphite: Thank you! Looking forward to the next one!
01:04:43 Eryn Peters: viva la revolution!
THANKS TO ALL WHO JOINED!
