Upwork

Upwork to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest1 work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that President and CEO Hayden Brown, CFO Erica Gessert, and VP of Investor Relations Evan Barbosa will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest1 work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced that President and CEO Hayden Brown, CFO Erica Gessert, and VP of Investor Relations Evan Barbosa will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:
    A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com .
  • A webcast archive will be available following the event for approximately 90 days at the same address.
  • Please contact the financial institution hosting the conference for additional details.
  • During the course of the event, Upwork may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance.

Jeremy McGilvery's Upwork Account Surpasses $1,000,000 In Revenue

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - August 29, 2023) - Jeremy McGilvery, a Harvard graduate and prominent Houston-based web designer has celebrated yet another remarkable achievement in his career as his Upwork account surpassed the astounding $1,000,000 mark in revenue.

Key Points: 
  • Houston, Texas--(Newsfile Corp. - August 29, 2023) - Jeremy McGilvery, a Harvard graduate and prominent Houston-based web designer has celebrated yet another remarkable achievement in his career as his Upwork account surpassed the astounding $1,000,000 mark in revenue.
  • "I am immensely proud to have surpassed the $1,000,000 revenue mark on Upwork," said McGilvery.
  • McGilvery's success on Upwork is a testament to his relentless pursuit of perfection in web design and development.
  • In addition, Jeremy McGilvery's client-centric approach and assurance of quality underscore his confidence in delivering exceptional results.

Upwork Unveils Top 10 Generative AI-Related Searches and Hires in First Half of 2023

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
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The analysis by Upwork’s Research Institute found that businesses are progressing their understanding of generative AI as they increasingly move from searching and hiring for singular generative AI tools toward generative AI applications and services.

Key Points: 
  • The analysis by Upwork’s Research Institute found that businesses are progressing their understanding of generative AI as they increasingly move from searching and hiring for singular generative AI tools toward generative AI applications and services.
  • This sentiment around hiring plus the surge of activity from companies served as strong early indications that businesses are paying significant attention to the opportunities generative AI can provide.
  • The new platform data uncovers which generative AI skills are most in-demand by companies,2 evolving behaviors, and the growing supply of independent talent with expert generative AI skills.
  • From January 1 to June 30, 2023, the top 10 generative AI-related searches from companies on Upwork include:

Doist CMO Brenna Loury Shares Secrets to Remote Work Success [DesignRush Spotlight]

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Thursday, August 17, 2023
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MIAMI, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Upwork projects that 32.6 million Americans, about 22% of the workforce, will be engaged in remote work by 2025. In a separate survey by Buffer, 98% of workers expressed their desire to work remotely at least some of the time throughout their careers. These figures highlight the steady shift towards a preference for remote work.

Key Points: 
  • DesignRush interviewed Doist CMO Brenna Loury to gain insights from the company's success in maintaining growth while working fully remote for the past 15 years.
  • MIAMI, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Upwork projects that 32.6 million Americans, about 22% of the workforce, will be engaged in remote work by 2025.
  • These figures highlight the steady shift towards a preference for remote work.
  • DesignRush , a B2B marketplace connecting businesses with agencies, spoke with Brenna Loury, Chief Marketing Officer at Doist, to uncover lessons from the company's 15-year remote-first journey.

CIO Leadership: The Evolution of the CIO Role to Deliver Business Value Will Power the Discussion at the 2023 Philadelphia CIO Executive Leadership Summit on September 28

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Friday, August 11, 2023
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To learn more about the 2023 Philadelphia CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .

Key Points: 
  • To learn more about the 2023 Philadelphia CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • HMG Strategy will also be hosting its 2023 Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit on September 19 at the University Club of Chicago.
  • To learn more about the 2023 Chicago CIO Executive Leadership Summit and to register for the event, click here .
  • To learn more about the 2023 Southern California CIO Executive Leadership Summit in Partnership with Southern California SIM and to register for the event, click here .

Upwork Deploys Calico Enterprise to Achieve Zero-Trust Security

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Friday, August 4, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tigera, provider of the industry's only active security platform for containers and Kubernetes, today announced that Upwork, the world's work marketplace, has deployed Calico Enterprise. Upwork deployed Calico to achieve and enforce zero-trust security as it migrated to Kubernetes on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Platform (EKS).

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tigera , provider of the industry's only active security platform for containers and Kubernetes, today announced that Upwork , the world's work marketplace, has deployed Calico Enterprise.
  • Upwork deployed Calico to achieve and enforce zero-trust security as it migrated to Kubernetes on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Platform (EKS).
  • Upwork deployed Calico security policies to default-deny all workload communications within and outside the Kubernetes cluster.
  • Calico Enterprise is the industry's only self-managed, active security platform with full-stack observability for containers and Kubernetes.

Upwork Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest1 work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2023.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest1 work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe, today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2023.
  • Please visit the Upwork Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com/financial-information/quarterly-results to view Upwork’s second quarter 2023 Shareholder Letter.
  • Upwork will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time/5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company’s second quarter 2023 financial results.
  • An audio webcast archive will be available following the live event for approximately one year at investors.upwork.com.

Upwork and OpenAI Partner to Connect Businesses with OpenAI Experts

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Monday, July 31, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace, and OpenAI , a leading AI research and deployment company, today announced OpenAI Experts on Upwork , giving OpenAI customers and other businesses direct access to trusted expert independent professionals deeply experienced in working with OpenAI technologies.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace, and OpenAI , a leading AI research and deployment company, today announced OpenAI Experts on Upwork , giving OpenAI customers and other businesses direct access to trusted expert independent professionals deeply experienced in working with OpenAI technologies.
  • Upwork and OpenAI co-designed the program to feature talent adept at working with the OpenAI API platform and to draw from the 250 unique AI skills available on Upwork, including GPT-4, Whisper and AI model integration.
  • With Upwork’s marketplace, OpenAI is already leveraging talent from the Upwork platform to support its own innovation and growth, and quickly saw value in helping its customers connect to talent on Upwork, leading to the new partnership.
  • “We are thrilled to offer talented professionals on Upwork even more impactful opportunities, and look forward to connecting OpenAI customers with highly skilled talent through OpenAI Experts on Upwork.

Upwork to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 43rd Annual Growth Conference

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com .

Key Points: 
  • A live webcast of the fireside chat will be available in the Events and Presentations section of Upwork’s Investor Relations website at investors.upwork.com .
  • A webcast archive will be available following the event for approximately 90 days at the same address.
  • Please contact the financial institution hosting the conference for additional details.
  • During the course of these events, Upwork may disclose material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance.

Freelancer (FLN): Building the Amazon of services

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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Freelancer (FLN): Building the Amazon of services.

Key Points: 
  • Freelancer (FLN): Building the Amazon of services.
  • Freelancer.com is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for freelancers.
  • Management’s goal is to develop the Amazon of services; it currently operates in the labour, payments and freight markets, some of the largest markets globally.
  • Freelancer trades at a 60% discount to peers using EV/sales, narrowing to 21% when compared to Upwork and Fiverr.