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There's a demand for what you describe, but you have to consider to cost to curate quality developers. Whatever quality angle you think you have will be gamed,
by bdcravens 5y ago
There's a demand for what you describe, but you have to consider to cost to curate quality developers. Whatever quality angle you think you have will be gamed, and you need to processes in place to verify and validate.
- v1l 5y agoYou're right -- which is why I think curation/review should be light and based on simple/visible heuristics (experience + prior companies and roles) and then use client reviews as a way to curate further. This would naturally mean the platform probably lets in fewer people, but on the balance, quality goes up. As a consultant/freelancer, you are being hired for specific expertise and experience. You need to demonstrate value relatively quickly. So if you can't do well what you claim, you'll get caught and the platform can take that into account. The commitment expectations are different for freelancers vs full-time hires. It's ok to fire a freelancer when you want, as soon as you want. So if you're going to game it, you won't last long.