Upwork现在是一个公开交易的公司:工作世界确实改变了

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Upwork世界上最大的在线自由职业者市场提供商今天在纳斯达克交易所上市。自9月初宣布其与证券交易委员会(SEC)宣布其形式的S-1宣布,预计IPO已预测。

今天的开幕式价格均为15美元,上周在上周修订的S-1中指出的价格为12-美元。销售额为1248万股的收益为1.87亿美元,高于S-1期望的1亿美元。

在上午11点达到近23美元的高峰后,股价稳定,交易约为21美元。在每股20美元的价格上舍入到100,000,000美元的总数,Upwork的当前市场上限约为20亿美元,一个10倍的收入多数,假设保守年收入率为2亿美元。

正如我们最近指出的那样预见前分析, Upwork IPO构成一个重要标志in the steadily evolving contingent workforce and services procurement and the overall human capital management space, where enterprise executives and line managers are struggling with critical skill shortages and increasing requirements for organizational and workforce flexibility, as well as a parade of new, non-traditional, technology-driven solutions to the problem of “getting the work done.”

花费问题几年来持续涵盖了高兴的发展。最近,我们评估并排名为Upwork Enterprise产品,将其定位为花费型劳动力和服务(CW / S)企业技术解决方案的花费物品解决方案中的推荐解决方案,特别是解决了解决方案的类别独立合同工作人员(ICW)采购,参与,管理和付款。

什么是春报思考?

We had a chance today to speak with Rich Pearson, Upwork’s senior vice president of marketing, who was present at the bell-ringing today. When asked about what the IPO meant for Upwork in terms of the CW/S market and industry, Pearson said today “it really sends a signal that the freelancer economy is not a fad or a consumer fad. It’s a trend that's here to stay.”

“我们目前将我们的类别定义为可以远程交付的专业服务,”他继续。“我们相信每年都有5000亿美元的业务。去年我们达到15亿美元,所以有很多空间要在那里种植。我们将继续吸引和支持小企业。但大多数人的大部分机会都是较大的公司,专门的企业。“

“我们相信[IPO]是我们为更多企业引入营造的机会 - 特别是更多的企业业务,”Pearson说。“我们相信我们有一个重要的机会来扩大现有客户,添加新的企业客户,并真正展示了益处的益处 - 特别是对优质人才,招聘速度,通过直接到才能和避免中间人的成本节约。这是一个新的章节的开始,最重要的机会显然是在传统的人员制模范之后,并将春报与他们的替代品建立起来。“

当被问及IPO中提出的资金的用途时,Pearson表示Upwork预计“将未来与我们业务的发展和扩展有关的重要支出,包括加强我们的营养企业提供。这并不意味着我们专注于企业。但目前我们有30%的财富500强,招聘了努力,在那个类别中,对于我们在那里获得的每一类,我们得到了更多的自由职业者的工作,而不是新的小企业。“

Pearson largely deferred to the statements made in the Form S-1 about prospective use of funds, but he added (without giving it any priority) that Upwork “may use a portion of the proceeds for the acquisition of or an investment in technology, solutions or businesses that complement our business or allow us to get to market faster.”

What Does It All Mean?

这真的是一个值得并需要更详细的分析的问题。我们将尽早向下周发布专业简介,以提供彻底的答案。

正如我们在早期的分析中所说,Upwork IPO可能会对行业环境的状态说明,因为它在其上有所了解。在过去的五年中,CW / S工业环境 - 包括工作中介和需求方面的企业 - 已经发生了重大变化。在线自由职业者市场和其他类型的工作和服务平台不仅在数量和多样性发展,而且还越来越多地承认在偶然的劳动力和更广泛的人力资本管理行业中,作为访问和参与技能的重要劳动力市场,根据需要的基础专业知识,人才和服务。

For some, the Upwork IPO (and the maturation and scale it represents) can be taken as a clear sign of changing times in the contingent workforce and broader human capital management space and, perhaps, as a justification/validation of the early leanings and actions of the pioneering early adopters. For others, it may serve as a wake-up call that the space has changed significantly in the past five years and that new sourcing channels are emerging. This is not to say that traditional sourcing and engagement channels and activities have been diminished in any way (quite the contrary), but it is saying that, unlike five years ago, non-traditional intermediaries and alternative sourcing channels and engagement models are now becoming woven into the fabric of the established, and now evolving, industry environment.

今天毫无疑问,在不断发展的CW / S生态系统中的努力和一个重要的标记是一个美好的一天。然而,Upwork现在在一个非常动态和不确定的人力资本管理空间中面临着在显微镜下运营的新现实。从这里发生的事情会产生多少兴趣,我们将等待最近季度最近的财务结果的发布。与此同时,我们很快就会回到IPO的更深入分析以及采购和人力资源专业人士的意义。

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