oDesk to merge with Elance
As long as oDesk does not change at all, I'm happy. The only reason I hire on oDesk is because it is NOT elance - have had horrible experience with elance both with providers and the company itself and how it conducts business (or what it calls business).<p>Although this is called a merger, it is only that in name. It seems elance's CEO will call the shots.<p><a href="https://www.odesk.com/blog/2013/12/mergerfaq/" rel="nofollow">https://www.odesk.com/blog/2013/12/mergerfaq/</a><p>"Who will lead the new company?
oDesk executive chairman Thomas Layton will continue in the same role at the combined company, and Elance CEO Fabio Rosati will serve as chief executive officer."<p>There's a huge wave of consolidation in the industry in the past 5 years. Just last year freelancer bought vworker. It is ripe for disruption as the dominant sites grow bloated and complacent, only seeing acquisitions as the way to grow.