Talking It Out: Our 5 Favorite TED Talks on the On-Demand Economy
The on-demand economy is the new economic environment that we are immersed in today; everything (well, almost everything) we want can be accessed at the touch of a button on our smartphones or other devices. While we move at lightning [...]
Goodbye 9-5 Grind, Hello Flexibility! Meet Today’s On-Demand Worker.
Lyft. Postmates. Rinse. We just can’t seem to live without these on-demand apps that are making our lives easier. But for services like these to take off so quickly, there not only needs to be a steady supply of demand [...]
The On-Demand Economy Ventures to Westeros, The Finale
The On-Demand Economy: Resolving Jon Snow’s Recruitment Woes […]
The On-Demand Economy Ventures to Westeros, Part 2
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The On-Demand Economy Ventures to Westeros
We all love HBO’s Game of Thrones and the A Song of Ice and Fire novels for the sex, action and gore, but the thing that makes the story especially engaging is that politics and economics connect the realm to [...]
Traditional vs. On-Demand Staffing: So What’s the Difference?
It’s a fact. New technology is cropping up at a record pace, turning established industries upside down in an instant. Exhibit A: Uber and the taxi industry. Exhibit B: Airbnb and the hospitality industry. And, as Exhibit C, staffing. [...]
On-Demand Staffing Delivers for the Booming E-Commerce Sector
As consumers’ buying behavior continues to shift from brick and mortar shopping to online, e-commerce is one of the fastest-growing industries. As a result, in the past few years, giant brick and mortar retailers like Target and Walmart have invested [...]
W-2. 1099. All in One On-Demand Staffing Platform.
When we launched Wonolo in January 2014, we jumped headfirst into the on-demand economy. We approached businesses with a proposition: what if you didn’t have to screen hundreds of resumes, interview dozens of candidates, or pay staffing agencies fees to [...]
Work, Life, and Love: One Mom’s Story
It’s a fact. Being a mom is a full-time job itself. That’s why we’re so very inspired by the many hard-working Wonoloer women who are balancing their busy family lives with work. In honor of these amazing women, here’s one [...]