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70%
Its 2011.
World Population
6,845,609,960
Number on the Internet
2,080,000,000 (30.3%)
Source: Internet World Stats & United Nation
The other 5 billion are on an average wage of $10 or less per day
The first thing they are doing is looking to raise their economic status.
What does all this mean? What does this all mean?
Goods
Services
Today
Tomorrow
In the west, we provide the productivity tool to assist those with a spark of an idea turn it into reality.
Freelancer.com What we do
We provide the labour force that will enable the western world to power into a digital economy. We deliver jobs to emerging economies, in technical areas, that are desperately needed, at fantastic rates of pay. And we can do so delivering serendipity to both parties due to the huge wage gap.
Started in 2004 Worlds largest outsourcing marketplace > 2,600,000 users from >234 countries/regions > 1,000,000 posted projects to date > $90,000,000 spent through site to date, roughly equivalent to saving western businesses $500m to $1b in costs.. in $200 projects..
Accolades
Webby for Best Employment Site 15th Webby Awards 2011 Peoples Choice 15th Webby Awards 2011 Best Export Achievement 17th AIMIA Awards 2011 Peoples Choice Award 17th AIMIA Awards 2011 BRW Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 BRW Fast Starters 2011 Best Online Business Anthill 2010 Awards Best Global Company Anthill 2010 Awards Readers Choice Anthill 2010 Awards
Freelancer.com is huge in the developing world. Now ranks 21st in Bangladesh (155m population)
Freelancer.com
If I just have the spark of an idea now, I can get a designer in Taiwan to design it. I can get a factory in China to produce a prototype. I can get a factory in Vietnam to mass manufacture it. I can use Amazon.com to handle fulfilment. I can usefreelancer.comto find someone to do my logo and manage my backroom. And I can do all this at incredibly low prices. The one thing that is not a commodity and never will be is that spark of an idea.
Americas Dream Team (Tom Friedman) New York Times Editorial 2010
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US $2715
What does this all of this mean? All this stuff is free.
What does this all of this mean? All this stuff is cheap.
What does this all of this mean? You can start a company off a credit card.
What does this all of this mean? A new class of Venture Capital has arisen
Outsourced original software for $60 $6000 to get site all up and running $1200 for domain and 12 months hosting
Outsourced original software for $1000 Bootstrapped to profitability Raised financing only at very late stage
Internet Scale
Internet Scale
Founded in July 2007 Financed in July 2008 Makes sucky flash games 2010 $850 million in revenue. Founded Nov 2008 2010 $350 million in revenue. WSJ on pace to make $1 billion in sales faster than any other business, ever
The Tech Boom is back General publics appetite for tech is back in vogue. VCs are splashing cash, valuations are rising.. Feels like 1998; Linkedin, Quora, Color.. Wait for the Stampede:
Groupon, Zynga, Living Social, Etsy, Gilt Group, Yelp, eHarmony, Etsy, Zoosk, Twitter.. and Facebook
Freelancer.com Chile
With over 500 IT companies and 55,000 IT students, already a leader in South America Government is showing initiative with ProChile, Corfo, Start-Up Chile and Chile-IT Theres a long way to go. Only 8% of IT grads speak English. IT is only 1.7% of the total Chilean economy. Only 45% Internet penetration. Only a fraction of a percent of Freelancer.coms 2.6 million user base.
Freelancer.com Chile
But theres never been a better time to start a company! Its never been so cheap and easy to start, to reach billions of people and grow so fast. Everyone in this room be thinking about starting a technology company. For many others in Chile, there is a world of opportunity in starting service organisations and finding work online through sites like Freelancer.com.
www.freelancer.com Signup using the coupon code CHILE to post 3 projects for free!
Open your mind. You can outsource anything! The better you specify the project, the better the outcome you will have. Dont always go for the cheapest. Make sure they can do the job first. Ask for previous work, a portfolio or to do a paid/unpaid trial on some sample items. Pick people with a high reputation & good feedback. Dont pay upfront. Use Milestone Payments.