WorkMob
Human Assisted On-boarding
the problem
Products that require skilled labor to use are hard to sell.
It's a hard in SaaS
It's hard in PaaS
The solution
A distributed freelance platform that allows companies to leverage for their human assisted on boarding needs.
Match customers with freelancers FAST.
Provide escrow + Milestones + Dispute resolution.
FOR Clients
Experienced freelancers who are approved by the SaaS provider.
No need to go to another website to find on boarding help.
Safe escrow based transactions.
Safe escrow based transactions.
Value to Saas Companies
A high quality place to send customers for integration help.
Provide professional services without "providing" professional services.
Team
Front-End + Back-End + Sales Extraordinaire
=
Bueno
MATT SORNSON
CEO / FRONT-END
CEO / FRONT-END
5+ years front end development experience
Successful micro exits: beerfortextbooks.com,
5+ years front end development experience
Successful micro exits: beerfortextbooks.com,
NICK WOODHAMS
CTO / BACK-END
CTO / BACK-END
5+ years development experience - Python
Built an iPod repair business at 17, grew revenue to a million+ by 20.
JEROMY SONNE
SALES / BIZ-DEV
SALES / BIZ-DEV
3+ years inside sales. Most recently at Dwolla.
Successful micro exit: Seedlauncher.com
3+ years inside sales. Most recently at Dwolla.
Successful micro exit: Seedlauncher.com
Market Size - US
Total freelance Web freelance WorkMob FreelanceThe amount of assignments on freelance websites increased by 54% in 2012.
oDesk saw roughly $360 million spent on freelancers through their site in 2012, a 60% year-over-year growth rate. They project over a 100% increase in this number for 2013.
Competitors
Key Competitors: Odesk, Elance, Freelancer
Potential Entrants: Large SaaS companies (Twillio or SendGrid starting their own freelance marketplace specifically for their customers.)
User ACQUISITIOn
1. Partnerships with SaaS companies
2. Embeddable "Certified Developer" galleries on partner websites.
Revenue Model
Project refferal fee:
15% of completed projects
SaaS monthly fee:
$99 - $2000 / month for embedded certified developer gallery.
Traction
-Partners-
-Revenue-
25K revenue as of October 1
What our customers are saying
"For an API company, finding third-party devs to help your customers integrate your APIs is a challenge. Meanwhile, freelancers & agencies often struggle to find good clients with a combination of budget and urgency for their skills. If Jeromy and his team can solve this marketplace problem, WorkMob could be big -- and I suspect they can."
-Kyle Wild Keen.io
"One of the best ways we can help our customers is to reduce their barriers to launch. WorkMob helps Balanced customers get connected with Balanced developers. It's a win-win!"
-Jareau Wade Balanced Payments
The plan
3 months:
- 50 SaaS customers. 500 projects / month.
6 months:
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50 SaaS customers. 500 projects / month.
9 months:
- 50 SaaS customers. 500 projects / month.
12 months:
- 150 premium SaaS customers. 5,000 successful projects per month.
18 months:
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50 SaaS customers. 500 projects / month.
The Future
Conquer the API market first.
End goal: a completely distributed freelance workforce for anything that has a quantifiable skill.
Translators, Plumbers, Developers, Accountants, etc.
57% of US workforce did freelance work last year
for an estimated cost of $990 Billion.
Raise
$750k Seed Gives us 18 months with a 7 person team.
Build out the product and bring on 400 customers.
Don't hesitate to give us a shout with any questions.
matt@apixchange.com -- 415 574 0171
WorkMob
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