Startup Aims to Change the Way Freelance Market Works

Technology has liberated and, at the same time, enslaved us. We can now work from the comfort of our homes but intermediaries- centralized freelance websites- are getting huge commissions. How do we cut out middlemen? Everybody wants more flexibility these days, both businesses and employees. The gig economy is on the rise: in the US alone, 35 percent of the workforce is estimated to be working as freelancers. In the developing countries, millions of people embrace new opportunities. According to PayPal, 41 percent of freelancers in India saw significant growth in 2017, with 80 percent of them working with international as well as domestic clients. The country is now the largest gig economy in the world with 10 mln people freelancing. The freedom, however, comes at a price, and it is set by centralized platforms, such as Upwork, TaskRabbit and many others.