vWorker: A Company With “No Choice But To Be Profitable” – with Ian Ippolito

Ian Ippolito, vWorker, B2B, Hiring, Marketplace, Outsourcing

How can a founder who says he had “no choice but to be profitable” build one of the web’s largest marketplace of outsourcers?

Ian Ippolito is the founder of vWorker, formerly called “Rent a Coder”), a virtual employment agency that helps companies outsource projects to independent contractors.

Ian Ippolito

vWorker

Ian Ippolito is the founder of vWorker, a virtual employment agency that helps companies outsource projects to independent contractors.

 

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