news.ycombinator.com• Feb 21, 2024• 1 min read
4 years ago I posted "What is the reason no one is competing with UpWork?"Every anniversary, I am reminded of the first time this thought crossed my mind and the original post on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/fhsn0v/what_is_the_reason_no_one_is_competing_with_upwork/). The sentiment in that thread was overwhelmingly negative, implying either too much competition, a futile effort, bad timing, etc. Well, it's been 3 years since our first launch, so I am here to update you.We've started with the idea that an open marketplace with favorable terms will attract and retain high-quality clients and talented freelancers. Launch after launch, we continue to prove our thesis by growing a user base that shares our ideas and vision. Just 3 years later, there are 700,000+ of us! Over 20,000 clients are using our platform to hire. These include companies like Framer, Webflow, AppSumo, Spline, and many more. Today, our platform is a comprehensive solution for talent discovery and project management, essential to the workflows of many companies. Even as
