Freelancer Quality Database
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A platform that aggregates verified reviews and performance data about freelancers and agencies to help companies make better hiring decisions. The idea addresses the challenge of not knowing freelancer/agency quality until after you've committed to working with them.
Key Points:
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Problem Being Solved:
- Companies can't properly evaluate freelancers/agencies before hiring
- Current back-channel reference checking is inefficient
- No way to know quality until after you're committed
- Particularly challenging for services like WordPress development
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Data Collection:
- Aggregate verified reviews from past clients
- Track performance metrics
- Include pricing information
- Document what people like/don't like about working with them
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Similar Existing Models:
- Similar to how Pitchbook collects company data:
- Web crawling for public information
- Phone team to gather direct information
- Aggregating various data sources
- Similar to how Pitchbook collects company data:
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Value Proposition:
- Helps companies avoid bad hires
- Saves time in vetting process
- Creates transparency in freelancer/agency market
- Makes information that "wants to be free" accessible
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.