Interview

August 1, 2019

Interview with Fiverr's Micha Kaufman: "The labour market is undergoing a revolution"

Sifted speaks to the founder of Israeli tech startup Fiverr about the future of work, leadership and building a startup that went public.


More than 160m people across the EU work in the so-called "gig economy". Independent workers, freelancers, contingent workers, whatever you want to call them, are one of the fastest-growing segments of the labour market. It is part of a fundamental shift in working habits taking place across the world, particularly among millennials who are more inclined to value flexibility over security.

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