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oDesk Overview
oDesk enables both buyers and providers of tech services to build business relationships around the world. This is possible due to a "pay by the hour" service which eases the lives of providers and buyers of services. Managers can oversee a project and chart progress with ease, and providers can rest assured of their payment.
Key People
Management
- Gary Swart, Chief Executive Officer
- Odysseas Tsatalos, CTO, Co-Founder
- Stratis Karamanlakis, VP of Development, Co-Founder
- Brian Goler, VP of Product and Marketing
- Ed Schaffer, VP of Finance and Operations
- Bin Xu, VP of Engineering
- Sawan Deshpande, Director of Operations
- Jason Chicola, Director of Marketing
- Carol Eckardt, VP Finance
- Sandy Ogden, VP Engineering
- Robert Riopel, CFO
- Josh Breinlinger, Director of Online Sales
Board of Directors
Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/2006 | Series A | 6M | Unknown | |
| 09/2006 | Series B | 8M | Unknown | |
| 06/2008 | Series C | 15M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | oDesk |
| Product URL: | http://www.odesk.com/ |
| Description: | oDesk makes it simple for two categories of people. It helps buyers of technology services to hire, manage and pay technology service providers from around the world. Buyers track their projects via webcams and direct access to timeslots and the work that their employees do, which enables them to manage almost as they would a local team. This kind of "on-demand" employment service is also a convenient alternative for workers in the technology industry. Employees search for work just as employers do, can track their payments and are in direct contact with their employers. oDesk seems to be an answer to many of the problems that users found with Elance. Both buyers and providers are given extensive information of the people they deal with, which includes a list of degrees and other certifications in addition to an independent reputation system and guesses as to rates of each individual. |
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User Opinions
Bulls vs. Bears (7)
| Bullish Opinions (4) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Good market solution |
bocafoos 04/24/2008 |
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100% 4 votes 4 0% 0 |
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Great market, nice execution. I would be surprised not to see this grow. |
pwittmann 04/22/2008 |
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100% 5 votes 5 0% 0 |
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Leading technology for this market segment |
rmowery 04/21/2008 |
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83% 6 votes 5 17% 1 |
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They have been steadily gaining more users |
charlie 04/21/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
| Bearish Opinions (3) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Requires software download, activity monitoring - invasive for service providers |
kenny 06/30/2008 |
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50% 2 votes 1 50% 1 |
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Seems there are some complaints about their dispute services |
green33 06/17/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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There are lots of competitors offering similar services |
steve 06/04/2008 |
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67% 3 votes 2 33% 1 |
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