Elance & oDesk Merger
Fabio Rosati, CEO of Elance wrote that, Elance and oDesk
have signed an agreement to merge with each other. This is clearly big news, and I wanted to
give you my perspective on what it means for you and why we decided to do it.
First, I want to make sure that you know that we plan to
continue to operate two separate platforms at elance.com and odesk.com,
respectively.
As for why we made the decision to merge, our motivation
is pretty simple—we want to deliver you the best online freelancing experience
possible. We plan to do this by making significant investments in technology,
including tools for a more effective job search, seamless online collaboration
and improved mobile accessibility. Also, with deeper expertise in data science,
you will benefit from improved personalization and user experience. Please do note that the merger is still
subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, and we expect it to
close in the next four months or so.
