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Your Business Failed, What’s Next?

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For example, Elance-oDesk VP Matt Cooper learned from his first failed venture that he had a tendency to move too quickly with business ideas. As CEO Allison O’Kelly writes, “Victory is a matter of recognizing failure, adjusting course to move through it, and coming out on the other side a little bit stronger and a whole lot wiser.”

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Measuring the Impact of the Invisible Economy of Independent Work

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There's a growing view that the way economic statistics are collected and analyzed fails to reflect the economic and jobs impact of independent work - especially independent work created by new economy companies like Airbnb, Etsy and Elance.  They also claim they generate 4,580 jobs in NY city.

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The Rise of Micro Multinationals

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  The main internet tool creating micro multinationals is, of course, online product and talent marketplaces.   Upwork (formerly known as Elance-oDesk)  is featured in the report and it certainly is focusing on the creation of micro multinationals. .  trillion by 2025. 

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The Growing Independent Worker Ecosystem

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This ecosystem includes a wide range of firm types, including: Talent marketplaces : firms like Elance , Odesk and Freelancer.com that connect independent workers with those interested in hiring them.   The list goes on and on and, of course, includes Emergent Research client MBO Partners.

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Contract Jobs Dominated Job Growth Since 2005

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The media is also surprised that most of this growth came from off-line activities instead of online platforms like Uber and Elance.  These finding are, of course, not the least bit surprising to anyone who has been paying any attention to this space. They account for vastly more American workers than the likes of Uber alone.

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The Growing Importance of Talent Agents

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  They employ almost 10 million Americans over the course of a year and on average day place 2.6    - Online Talent Exchanges such as Elance and oDesk.     - Online Talent Exchanges such as Elance and oDesk.  million Americans in temporary jobs.

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Why Are Women the Majority of Freelancers?

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GigaOm's Women make up the majority of online freelancers, study says covers research from Zinnov showing that women comprise 55% of the workers on online talent sites like Elance and oDesk. Of course the real answer is a combination of factors, including work/life balance issues. independent workers.  

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