Scaling Up Business Podcast

If you’re an entrepreneur looking to create a remote team, how can you find high-end freelancers? John Winsor is an expert on the concept of “open talent,” which he’s written a book about. He’s also started six companies and is cofounder of an organization that has the goal of revolutionizing the workplace for a billion people by 2025. Key topics that Bill and John explore in this episode: - John discusses his book, Open Talent, and experiences applying his theories on open talent in business.- John’s story about using $10,000 of his own money to fund a pitch to Harley-Davidson.- The challenges of implementing new ideas in the French advertising industry, including resistance from the French creative team, who felt threatened by an American upstart disrupting their industry.- NASA's early use of open innovation. - NASA's shift from an organization with 17,000 full-time employees to a networked organization with 110 million people to solve problems.- The average salary for AI engineers is h