Good point, market fragmentation is also an issue. I always underestimate the number of people that miscalculate opportunity cost, and overestimate the utility

Good point, market fragmentation is also an issue. I always underestimate the number of people that miscalculate opportunity cost, and overestimate the utility of outsourced 3rd world labor. As a side note, one should be aware of jurisdictional tax laws which can trigger based on the number of transactions in a given state. Accordingly, even international remote contractors that fail to file in each state with the IRS may incur a $10k fine. A common mistake for small Amazon/ebay businesses dealing with US customers since 2019. Good policy is to talk with AMCHAM __before__ you make a silly mistake. ;) For this simple reason, not one of those staffing-agent companies will be in my portfolio anytime soon. Dumb people test the law, and always end up losing. You're welcome friend... =) P.S. I hear these remote job options are not terrible, and full disclosure... I am still bullish on some of their stocks too: GoTranscript https://gotranscript.com/ https://gotranscript.com/ Automattic https://automattic.com/work-with-us/ https://automattic.com/work-with-us/ liveops https://join.liveops.com/ https://join.liveops.com/ Apple https://www.apple.com/careers/us/ https://www.apple.com/careers/us/ Sitel https://www.sitel.com/careers/ https://www.sitel.com/careers/ Asurion https://careers.asurion.com/ https://careers.asurion.com/ Concentrix ( Convergys ) https://careers.concentrix.com/ https://careers.concentrix.com/ UHAUL https://jobs.uhaul.com/ https://jobs.uhaul.com/