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Beating The Competition By Changing The Rules

Rich Pearson // SVP, Categories & Geographies

Elance-oDesk, @pearsonisms

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Innovators win by changing the rules

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Meet the Elance-oDesk team

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Can you do this too?

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How we work is changing

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The way we work is evolving

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Online Workplace

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Elance and oDesk are the largestonline workplaces in the world

8 Million+ Freelancers2.5 Million+ Clients180+ Countries

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Elance-oDesk in UAE

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25k UAE Businesses Hiring Online

$20M+ (USD) est. spend in ‘14,#5 country on Elance + oDesk

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Breadth of Hires Expanding

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Meet Walied AlbasheerElance-Odesk’s representative in

Dubai

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