BlueCrew (YC S15) Provides Workers for the On-Demand World

http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/08/bluecrew/

by dalton • 11 years ago

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mcaserta5• 11 years ago

Hello guys, this is Michele, one of the co-founders of BlueCrew :) Feel free to ask any question!

samcheng• 11 years ago

This sounds a lot like Wonolo. And also similar to the traditional temp agencies like Manpower.

How is BlueCrew different than these incumbents?

mcaserta5• 11 years ago

WoNoLo is a great company, but it's a 1099 model. It is difficult to justify how a low complexity worker can be a contractor. To be a contractor you need to have done a personal investment, cannot be trained and cannot be working on a shift. This exposes both the customer and the employee to a high level of risks. The employee does not have the needed insurance coverage. The customer is at risk of worker's misclassification, fines and costly claims. Compared to a traditional staffing agency, we have lower costs of operations. We showed our product to a quite a few people that worked ad ManPower and told us that we are faster, provide a better interface/experience. I hope they are right :)

7Figures2Commas2• 11 years ago

The focus of this article is baffling. Lots of temporary staffing agencies, perhaps the majority in certain states, classify their workers as employees.

mcaserta5• 11 years ago

We all agree that staffing agencies classify workers as employees. And that's the right thing to do. The focus is on the on-demand economy. Very few on-demand platform decided to go for the w2 route instead of the 1099 model. I might be wrong, but I can think of 3 in total

7Figures2Commas2• 11 years ago

No offense, but the use of "on-demand economy" appears to be little more than marketing spin. Lots of established temp agencies can accommodate companies with short-term needs and deliver warm bodies quickly.

tomasien• 11 years ago

This is great! Zen99 and Painless1099 are both working on providing less complexity for workers that stay 1099 and the value is obvious, this goes above and beyond in a way that seems appealing to both sides. Super interesting developments happening for contractors.

BlueCrew (YC S15) Provides Workers for the On-Demand World

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