Matthew Mottola - How to be More Productive when Working Remote and Tips for Aspiring Freelancers

Matthew Mottola is a leading voice and entrepreneur building the ‘Human Cloud’, the remote and independent model of work that over half the US workforce will transition to within the next five years.

As the author of #1 New Release The Human Cloud, he sets the standard for the Future of Work. As the CEO of Venture L, he enables freelancers and clients to execute remote outcomes at scale. As a Forbes Contributor, he shares the stories and operating insights driving our shift to the human cloud.

Matthew has led and transformed today’s leading companies. At Microsoft, in joint partnership with Upwork, he built the Microsoft 365 freelance toolkit - the unlock for enterprises to embrace the human cloud at scale - bringing Microsoft from nascent to an industry leader in under two years. At Gigster, he built Ideation - connecting remote freelance developers, data scientists, and product managers with companies to consistently generate what should be built in the software development lifecycle. At Georgia Tech, he helped develop the entrepreneurship curriculum with Faculty of the Year awardee Arn Rubinoff and guest lectures.

Matthew is a recognized voice for leadership teams, public investors, and media. His work has been featured by Forbes and Fortune to name a few. He has been named a top 50 remote work expert to follow. He is an international keynote speaker, speaking at leading conferences Remote Work Summit and YPO’s Innovation Week to name a few. He advises through expert knowledge networks. He is the author of StartUp Not StartDown and contributor to leading industry reports.