Executive Summary9am.works is a startup platform explicitly designed for freelancers. Founded by Marc, a serial entrepreneur formerly with Team Europe Ventures and the founder of Sommelier Prive, Huus, code control, and 9am.works. The platform makes it easy for freelancers to find jobs, invoice clients, and get paid quickly and securely — most for free! It also helps companies work with freelancers, from searching and hiring to payment processing. Bootstrapped since its launch in 2016, 9am.works is transforming how freelance work is being done.

We take a lot of the pain points from companies that work with many freelancers.

Marc Clemens, Founder and CEO 9am.works

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Marc Clemens, Founder and CEO 9am.works

Executive Summary9am.works is a startup platform explicitly designed for freelancers. Founded by Marc, a serial entrepreneur formerly with Team Europe Ventures and the founder of Sommelier Prive, Huus, code control, and 9am.works. The platform makes it easy for freelancers to find jobs, invoice clients, and get paid quickly and securely - most for free! It also helps companies work with freelancers, from searching and hiring to payment processing. Bootstrapped since its launch in 2016, 9am.works is transforming how freelance work is being done.

The FounderMarc is originally from Schwaben (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabia), an area rich in entrepreneurial culture and home to some of the most iconic German companies, like Bosch and Benz. The Würth family is also from this same region, famous for their products related to screws, nails, and other construction items. He chose to pursue higher education abroad by studying at St. Gallen in Switzerland, UC San Diego, and later HEC in Paris. This exposure helped equip him with the skills needed to be a successful startup founder - something he has since become known for. His roots may have provided him with an initial spark of inspiration, but Marc's hard work has allowed him to carve out his own place in the business world.

A serial entrepreneur, he has a wealth of experience not only with Team Europe Ventures (now team global, founded by Lukasz Gadowski https://teamglobal.net/) and also in founding his own startups. Unfortunately, his venture Sommieler Prive did not succeed, leading to a period of tiredness and burnout. Thankfully, this entrepreneur is sharing his learnings from this experience in interviews to help others avoid the pitfalls of a similar situation. His advice provides powerful insights into how to navigate entrepreneurism without suffering excessively from burnout.

After this, he was freelancing for some time. This leads him to the idea of Code Control (which he still runs), a community for IT freelancers. This again developed into the idea of 9am.works, for all freelancers, not only for IT talent.

In between, he co-founded with his wife the HUUS soundproof phone booths startup (you may have seen them in a coworking space before) https://en.huus.io/.

The StartupIf you are a freelancer in need of assistance with the various steps of working with a company, 9am.works is the perfect platform for you! They provide sales solutions, and project management services free of charge for all freelancers and offer to work along any other steps needed for successful contracting. They also offer a payment solution, but this one is not for free. Thanks to their subscription software options as well as chargeable services on an à la carte basis, companies can enjoy 9am's personalized range of packages. 9am.works is the ideal solution when it comes to making sure that everything related to contracting with companies is seamless and stress-free; in addition, its 'freelancer' feature enables knowledge workers to easily search and find employment opportunities that match their needs and goals.

9am has revolutionized the way companies find freelance services. By using a Software as a Service model, 9am provides comprehensive tiers of services to companies on the lookout for affordable contracting and compliance solutions. Not only that, but 9am also makes it easier and faster to pay freelancers since they provide businesses with one consolidated invoice, eliminating the need to onboard individual freelancers. With 9am, service delivery has never been simpler or more straightforward.

Venture Capital Funding9am.works is finance with the cash flow from code control. They are interested in investors who can invest 8 digit tickets. They may look for funding mid to end of 2023.

"We have unlimited holidays for employees at 9am.works"

Marc Clemens, Founder and CEO of 9am.Works

9am.works is HiringYou can learn more about the company, that is still hiring and gives you unlimited vacation learn more on our blogpost.

All Links and Show NotesHere is our blog post: https://medium.com/startuprad-io/9am-works-is-the-operating-system-for-freelancers-147aa19d6679

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