How to Make Your Business a Painkiller Not a Vitamin w/ Matt Barrie

My guest today is a brilliant technology entrepreneur with incredibly lofty goals for himself and his business.

He is the founder and C.E.O. of Freelancer.com, a global online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, but this is in no way his first entrepreneurial venture. To date, Freelancer.com has acquired 18 outside companies to add to its arsenal — with Escrow.com being the most recent. My guest has received countless awards for technology, social influence, as well as entrepreneurship. Now, let’s hack… Matt Barrie. In this 45-minute episode Matt Barrie and I discuss:

Why Matt needed talent to thrive (and your business does too) The benefit of hiring smarter, better and more experienced people than yourself When he realized that he was unemployable Why your business needs to be a painkiller, not a vitamin What "BIG" is for Matt

The Show Notes

Freelancer Website Matt's Website - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained Matt on Twitter Matt on LinkedIn Freelancer on Twitter Jon on Twitter