ODesk
company on 7 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes · said 32 times in 19 episodes since 2016
Top Founders 12 
Lenny's Podcast 9 
20VC 5 
the Neon Show 3 
Acquired 1 
the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1 
My First Million 1
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Top Founders 12Lenny's Podcast 920VC 5the Neon Show 3the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 1My First Million 1Acquired 1
2023 12 mentions in 4 episodes 3 per episode
- Marketplace lessons from Uber, Airbnb, Bumble, and more | Ramesh Johari (Stanford professor)
- $1m Raised, 800 Users, Here's how he's launching pricing
- Canva's Cliff Obrecht: How We Turned Our Yearbook Company to $40B Business | 20VC #971 · 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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2022 1 mention in 1 episode
2021 1 mention in 1 episode
2020 3 mentions in 1 episode
2019 2 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 8 mentions in 6 episodes 1 per episode
- His Boss Won't Believe How He's Selling Mens Leggings with Tom Hunt of Virtual Valley
- EP 412: 5 Kids, $5 Million 2015 Agency Revenue With Joe Apfelbaum of AjaxUnion
- 20VC: Start Niche, Move Broader & Become Profitable Quickly with Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO @ Canva
- He Quit Google To Invent Smart Way to Recruit, Doing Around $50k/mo in Sales, EP 272: Troy Sultan
- He Got 5000 Customers In Weird Way with Kevin Wilke Ep 5
- From Student to $10m Entrepreneur with Nick Kneuper of Electric Threads Ep 4
- every mention in 2016, scene by scene →
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3 statements about ODesk, every show
Mayya: Billed $150 per hour freelancing by fourth year of college
“I think in the fourth year, I was billing 150 dollars an hour. Abhinav Chikara was also billing 150 dollars an hour.”
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?”