Do you help locate talent in LATAM?
Also, which countries do you cover? I'm assuming Colombia is one of them.
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#32Do you help locate talent in LATAM? Also, which countries do you cover? I'm assuming Colombia is one of them.
Yes all of latin america. Colombia included. Even though we are not a head hunter we have partners and can help you with that too.
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#33Amazing! Looking forward to trying you out the next time we're hiring :)
Thank you!! Happy to help you out :)
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#34How do you ensure quality work?
Companies could already use freelancers on other platforms in many cases, but the main issue is ensuring the work is completed and to a high standard.
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#35Re: Launch HN: Ontop (YC W21) – Easily hire and pay remote workers in LATAM
#36"quality at a fraction of price compared to what they can get elsewhere." - not sure about this part. I moved from $LATAM_COUNTRY to $A_COUNTRY_NORTH_OF_MEXICO precisely because given my skill level, compensation was too low and my work too undervalued. Remote should leverage the playing field in the other direction: expect to be paid as well as you would if you lived in a more developed country. Insist on it. Don't…
Agree. In decent remote-first companies the "quality at a fraction of price compared to what they can get elsewhere" makes no sense at all.
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#37Way to go OnTop! I'm a huge fan of your podcast btw.
Thank you very much!! Hope we're adding value!
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#38How do you ensure quality work? Companies could already use freelancers on other platforms in many cases, but the main issue is ensuring the work is completed and to a high standard.
The company has direct communication with the contractor. The contractor has incentives because we don't commission on their payment as upwork and other platforms. We have several features to submit time sheets and proof of work. Thanks!
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#39"quality at a fraction of price compared to what they can get elsewhere." - not sure about this part. I moved from $LATAM_COUNTRY to $A_COUNTRY_NORTH_OF_MEXICO precisely because given my skill level, compensation was too low and my work too undervalued. Remote should leverage the playing field in the other direction: expect to be paid as well as you would if you lived in a more developed country. Insist on it. Don't…
You are the product here, or well, people like the former you in theory."Cheap" developers, the American companies win, this "innovative" company wins, and the developers get screwed. Do you want to work with American companies? Open an US account as a person or as an LLC (it is very easy these days) and request to be paid there in USD.
However opening up an LLC and a bank account is not that easy, when you are from latin america, and receiving the money in a US bank account implies you have to report to the IRS.
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#40"quality at a fraction of price compared to what they can get elsewhere." - not sure about this part. I moved from $LATAM_COUNTRY to $A_COUNTRY_NORTH_OF_MEXICO precisely because given my skill level, compensation was too low and my work too undervalued. Remote should leverage the playing field in the other direction: expect to be paid as well as you would if you lived in a more developed country. Insist on it. Don't…
Agree. In decent remote-first companies the "quality at a fraction of price compared to what they can get elsewhere" makes no sense at all.
Average software developer compensation in the US can be around 100k to 120k . In latin america you can get excellent top tier tech talent for 30k-40k.