How Gary Swart Built the World’s Largest Online Workplace – with Gary Swart [011]
How Gary Swart Built the World's Largest Online Workplace
Gary Swart is a Venture Partner at Polaris Partners, an 18-year old venture capital firm. Gary is also the former CEO of Odesk, the world’s largest online workplace with over 1 million clients and 5 million freelancers. He joined the company as its CEO in 2005 and has guided the company to industry leadership and through their recent merger with Elance.
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“Experience is what you get, when you don't get all the other things you want.” – Gary Swart Click to Tweet
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