

Ep. 64: Akhil Seth of UST, How Enterprises Can Tap Into This Abundant Pool of Open T
Jul 28, 2022
52:43
While every board is talking about a contradictory great resignation, hiring freezes, and talent shortage, Akhil Seth and UST are leading Enterprises to an abundant talent pool of freelancers. Some crazy learnings:
- Shortening proof of concepts from 2 months to 2 days
- Fractionalizing Unicorns into multiple freelancers
- Hiring and onboarding freelancers in a secure and compliant way without compromising speed and quality
2:00 - Why he's so passionate about Open Talent
12:52 - What he's working on at UST
15:55 - Industry leading solutions in virtual desktopping and change management
18:27 - Big wins for Open Talent
22:13 - Best projects to start hiring freelancers for
27:55 - The biggest challenges of hiring freelancers
37:00 - Why classification is such a big problem in hiring freelancers
41:00 - Akhil's leadership journey
45:49 - How to acquire and keep top young talent like Akhil
Connect with Akhil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilvseth/