Comments on: IT Marketplace OnForce Closes $6.75 Million

By: patricia

patricia — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:17:33 +0000

Aw, congrats to them! I know somebody on the team there, Accel is in very good hands.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:18:02 +0000

The service buyer (usually a VAR, solution provider or IT staffing firm) just pays the access fee of $11 per service event. These companies can create nationwide coverage and bring on specialized skills like VoIP, consumer electronics, point of sale, etc. And because it’s purely on-demand, there’s no upfront cost of hiring, training or retaining new employees.

In exchange for OnForce finding the project, handling nearly instantaneous payment and tax paperwork, the service provider pays 10% after the service event closes.

By: Jake

Jake — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:58:59 +0000

It’s a little steep, but with the services that I can now offer as a result it’s totally worth it. Basically, I now have nationwide service coverage for those sticky situations that actually require someone on-site.

And besides, you get to decide how much you’ll pay (per hour, per gig, etc) before you send the work request. After it’s sent, who ever responds first gets the gig.

By: bp

bp — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:13:31 +0000

11% seems pricey.

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By: webmaster

webmaster — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:35:22 +0000

thanks to share, for me still are news

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:59:14 +0000

Interesting idea, though 11% seems pricey.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:55:14 +0000

Hm, this would definitely be geared towards professional IT consultants….makes me feel like just giving up on trying to enter that area :’( everyone will flock to the pro’s on this site

By: Claria'd

Claria'd — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:41:56 +0000

Here’s some (not really) news from the spyware dept: Is it time to add Claria to the deadpool? Started the year with ~200 employees, down to ~50 as of yesterday.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:27:35 +0000

This is no news!
Slow day guys?
The real news is:
“Ballmer Dissed By TC40, Staff Apologizes, Riley Resigns!”
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