Remote work represents a tremendous market opportunity, but also a significant challenge for the old economic model dominated by the large firms of the 20th century. Those firms existed to lower the marketplace costs of offering goods and services by amassing in-house employees. However, their utility to professionals has decreased as software and the internet have reduced the personal cost to transact directly on the market.
As a result, professionals are increasingly forming “firms of one” while partnering with similarly minded individuals and small businesses. This new model requires a remote work platform owned by them and working for them to lower the cost of doing business in the global marketplace even further.