Jordan Husney is the CEO & Founder of Parabol. He leads multiple facets of Parabol’s growth and success by overseeing new talent acquisition, funding and product development. Jordan holds several patents in distributed systems and wireless technology and lives with his family in Los Angeles, California.   Jordan, why do you hire gig workers and freelancers? Is it because the creative industry has switched to a project-based model versus the retainer model that was...

For more than a year, Wirecard, one of the biggest European fintech companies, has been under fire due to allegations of fraud and ‘’creative accounting’’. Not for the first time, though. Similar allegations have been posed back in 2016 by a mysterious research & investigations agency called Zatarra. The fact that Zatarra was largely unknown to the broad public did not prevent investor’s panic. The stock price of Wirecard plunged almost immediately and i...

Vibrant cities like Shanghai and Hong Kong out of a sudden look and feel deserted. No traffic jams, empty streets and closed offices and production plants. In an attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus, the local authorities have advised citizens to work from home if possible and limit the time spent on the streets to the minimum. Those businesses that have already allowed remote working or flexible work in some form were prepared to a certain extent as their employees already had all neces...

History of Work  During the entire history of humankind, area reliance was key to finding work. Remote working was not, in any case, a chance, and closeness to resources and markets was the way to profitability. (Better believe it the manager feels that on the off chance that you are in the office you are working).  Take a stab at thinking back to what prompted the area reliance previously? It focuses on the innovation and foundation accessible just in the focal workspaces. The a...

For many 9-5 employees, freelancing looks like the ideal scenario. You can roll out of bed past 10 AM, have a relaxing cup of coffee, and then walk into your office 10 steps away from your bedroom to start a business day on your own terms. Doesn’t that sound like a dream? It does. But real life has a different story to tell.  There are unanticipated challenges that may obstruct your tranquility. To avoid such situations, make yourself aware of the common mistakes every free...