Instawork's Sumir Meghani | Flexibility on Demand

More than half of the American workforce is paid hourly, and often work at jobs that must be performed in-person. Historically, however, this population has been left out of conversations about the future of work, and haven't benefitted from the significant technological improvements many other occupations have. Instawork is trying to change that. The flexible staffing platform connects businesses to local talent, and is generating some valuable data on the changing labor market in the meantime. Instawork CEO and co-founder Sumir Meghani joined Greylock general partner David Thacker to discuss how hourly workers are gaining new levels of flexibility and control over their careers - and changing the employment landscape.

You can read a transcript from this interview here: https://greylock.com/greymatter/flexibility-on-demand/

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Instawork Today
1:52 The Right Time to Launch
4:44 Inspiration From Other Companies
7:37 Building an Attractive Platform
11:34 Two-Sided Marketplace
14:37 Attracting Customers
17:38 Adapting to Uncertain Conditions
20:58 Instawork Today
21:58 Launching a Research Division
25:14 Finding Great Leaders
28:41 Offering Flexibility
29:32 Future of Work

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