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"But upwork is such a crap (in my experience as a client, for freelancers it must be horrors)... sadly all alternatives like guru or freelancer.com are as bad or even more" --- Tha…

Related links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11839490 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11839510

Other links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11807450 , http://fortune.com/2016/05/31/y-combinator-basic-income-oakl... , and http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/business/econom…

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Regardless of how you analyze it, it was clearly a mistake because the platform is literally driving many freelancers away (many contracts are short-term or <$500 contracts). The l…

We should not aim to create a clone. We should aim to make something right, fair, and better - the way it should've been done in the first place.

Thanks to all those who made their comments here. I look forward to more comments in the coming hours and days! Let's keep this fire burning, so more people would see this!

Could you explain more? Platforms like Upwork serve as interface or broker between customers and workers. Are you referring to something different?

Could you explain more?

Thanks. I learned another cool jargon. Whatever "floats" their boat, I guess!

Encouraging transactions on their platform benefits the people too, since the platform offers some degree of protection to them.

Bitcoin is still a relatively new concept with limited implementation and infrastructure throughout the world. But it is certainly promising.

Could you share the name of your marketplace startup? Is it purpose driven? Thanks for sharing those links

Maybe because it's easier to launch something that is motivated by profit (for a few people) than anything else?

"If such a decency level would be available, I would be their customer" I guess others would too.

"offer to buy it" meaning investors would come in? That could sabotage the vision down the road. If bumping up rates would benefit the community, why not?

Some smart people really think alike. +1 on that!

They seem to be getting some profit by keeping YOUR money on their accounts.