Elance
company on 9 shows · 5 statements across 3 episodes · said 21 times in 19 episodes since 2016
Top Founders 7 
20VC 4 
the Neon Show 3 
Capital Allocators 2 
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1 
Lenny's Podcast 1 
My First Million 1 
the MAD Podcast 1 
Big Technology 1
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Top Founders 720VC 4the Neon Show 3Capital Allocators 2the MAD Podcast 1the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1My First Million 1Lenny's Podcast 11 more shows
2026 1 mention in 1 episode
2023 6 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode
- Rick Heitzmann – New York Venture Investing at FirstMark Capital (EP.350)
- Marketplace lessons from Uber, Airbnb, Bumble, and more | Ramesh Johari (Stanford professor)
- Chris Sacca – Hustling to Save the Planet at Lowercarbon (Capital Allocators, EP.321)
- $1m Raised, 800 Users, Here's how he's launching pricing
- The Ultimate Guide for Building a Two-Sided Marketplace | a16z's Jeff Jordan · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
- a16z GP Jeff Jordan: The Ultimate Guide to Two-Sided Marketplaces | 20VC #966 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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2021 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 1 episode
2018 1 mention in 1 episode
2017 4 mentions in 4 episodes 1 per episode
- 20VC: If You Do Not Like VCs, You Have Not Worked With a Good One, How Andreesen Have Added The Same Level of Value As A Co-Founder, Why Market Is The First Thing To Consider When Angel Investing & Why Series A Is A Hiring Decision with Roger Dickey, Foun
- 700: With $3,000,000 in Projects Completed, Will He Take Down Upwork and Toptal?
- 20VC: Why Spray & Pray Investing Is Wrong, Why Data-Informed VC Beats Data Driven VC & What To Look For When Investing In A Marketplace with Josh Breinlinger, Managing Director @ Jackson Square Ventures
- EP 530: Shut Down $2m Business, Why with CEO Shawn Livermore
- every mention in 2017, scene by scene →
2016 5 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode
- Freelance Marketplace AwesomeWeb Hits 1100 Active Freelancers With Nick Tart Episode 198
- Startup COO Leaves after 500 Accelerator, Left with 1% Equity with Jules Hill Episode 183
- Ethical Way To Build Membership Site with Tracy Matthews
- He Got 5000 Customers In Weird Way with Kevin Wilke Ep 5
- The Role of Data in Pluralsight's Technology Learning Platform // Aaron Skonnard, Pluralsight
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5 statements about Elance, every show
John Doerr and Mike Moritz were always fully prepared for board meetings
“I sat on a board at a company called Elance, which became Upwork with John Doerr years ago. He was always the first person in his seat at board meetings. He was always on time, always read the materials. I also spent some time with Mike Moritz, who was also, n…”
Elance scaled to 20 employees in a two-bedroom NYC apartment
“We grew to about 20 people in this two bedroom apartment”
Pre-merger, Elance focused on fixed-price projects while oDesk targeted hourly
“The difference was Elance focused on fixed price projects while Odesk focused on hourly projects, right?”
Elance is the only late-90s gig economy startup to survive
“We were literally the only company from that era
That has survived, right?
Like freelance you know, we founded it in December of 98.
Right.
And there were there were a few other companies.
There was one called guru.
There were some one called moonlighter and a…”
Tartt: Upwork, Elance, and Freelancer Take 10% to 40% Cut
“So the other sites, Upwork, Elance, Freelancer, they all charge a percentage of a project. So if you're going to be spending, you know, five to 10 grand on a project, that's, they're going to take, you know, anywhere from 10 to 40% of that.”