Andrew: Hey there freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I am the founder of mixergy.com, home of the ambitious up start, and a place where entrepreneurs come to talk about how they built their businesses.
In 2005 two friends wanted to work together even though one of them was in the U.S., and the other was in Greece. They created oDesk to allow them to do it. Today the site is a marketplace that allows anyone to find, hire, and, collaborate with remote workers.
We here at Mixergy have used oDesk to hire researchers to help us with our interviews, to help us with new development projects, and, other work. Today’s guest is Gary Swart. He’s been the CEO of oDesk since the year it was founded, and, he agreed to step in as an adviser after the company finishes its merger with Elance, later this year. Gary, welcome.
Gary: Thanks for having me, Andrew, and, that was a great description. I couldn’t have done it better myself. Thank...