“Independent talent changed how we handle development. They gave us the confidence to test new ideas and opened our minds to what’s possible.”

“I attribute our success building and scaling our startup to Upwork. It’s how we recruit new people, manage payments and track deadlines.”

“Upwork is a great forum to trial talent at no risk and with great speed. Having the flexibility to invite someone to a job and get a response within minutes or hours is really important.”

"[Upwork] enables us to have multiple freelancers with different expertise helping us in different locations at any time we need."

“We can go to Upwork for exactly what we need, no matter what the scope requires. It has changed the way we get work done every day.”

“Our experience with the freelance economy and Upwork has given us the basis for continual production in the future and even larger scaling of our team and department within Microsoft.”

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"The Upwork platform is really intuitive we’ve found success across the board.”

“If you have very specific requirements, you can find the right person on Upwork.”

“From day one, freelancers were our blueprint for success. This was our master plan.”

"Upwork gives us the ability to scale work quickly and in a big way in response to changing business demand."

“Upwork enables us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and produce content at a higher caliber.”

“I love the platform and the amount of talent I have access to. We really couldn’t be this far along without help from the talent on Upwork.”

“We can hire engineers who code in different languages than we write internally. Our Pro is one of the best hires we've made.”

“Through Upwork, I got access to high-caliber talent on terms that fit. I dreamed of being an entrepreneur but, like most female founders, I’m also self-funded; I don’t come from a wealthy family, I have a mortgage, I have an elderly parent I care for. Without the opportunity to work …