“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.”

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

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

“Working on Upwork made it easy for me to find great talent to create a new industry web and mobile app.”

"Program consultants really allowed me to get out of just putting out fires to taking the time to really strategize."

“It’s so important to be able to find the people and skills we need, when we need them—and Upwork helps us do that.”

“Upwork is great for crowdsourcing ideas without letting budgets get out of hand, especially when you don’t know where to start, you want to try something new, or you want to get fresh ideas to take something to the next level.”

“As our team needs more support, Upwork is a critical resource, whether we onboard talent from our own networks or find skilled professionals on the platform.”

“Now, we have a partner that understands us and our brand and they can scale to support us because they have the experience and expertise."

“Upwork really helps our marketing team find new talent, run experiments and see if things are going to work a lot faster than we could otherwise."

“The cost savings are great, but the real value [of flexible talent] is getting distributed expertise.”

“Using Upwork is a matter of effectiveness and efficiency. It’s all about being smarter on how we manage our time.”

“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 …