4: Imagine Having a Workforce of 1.6 Million – That Crowdsourcing Mark Zuckerberg Rumour Episode

This week Barry and Eleanor Matthews share a virtual glass of wine and chat all things crowdsourcing, competitions and challenges with the amazing George Gallant from Topcoder The conversation covers the latest news in Open Talent as well as how crowdsourcing challenges work, why companies are choosing them as a delivery method, who the challengers are and how they deliver value George shares anecdotes, examples and stories to really bring the crowdsourcing challenge model to life.  He shares the parallels of crowdsourcing to cloudsourcing a decade ago and how once clients start the journey how rapidly they become hooked – he also shares how a certain very famous and successful business leader was once a member of the Topcoder crowd! George also shares his first job and worst job and provides fascinating insight and anecdotes to really bring the world of crowdsourcing to life

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The world of work is transforming before our eyes. The global freelance workforce is growing fast and digital platforms and marketplaces are linking people with skills to companies looking for skills no matter where in the world they’re located. Talent is universal but opportunity has previously been limited to big cities - until now. Join Barry and Eleanor Matthews from Open-Assembly as they meet businesses and individuals involved in how the future works