Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 4)

Sramana Mitra: When was this launched? John Jonas: 2009. Sramana Mitra: How did the revenue ramp up on that one? John Jonas: It was slow. I was teaching how to hire people in the Philippines. We had made $250 that month teaching it. He said, “I think this job board can make $10,000 a month.”

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October 3 – 459th 1Mby1M Mentoring Roundtable for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are invited to the 459th FREE online 1Mby1M mentoring roundtable on Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 8 a.m. PDT/11 a.m. EDT/5 p.m. CEST/8:30 p.m. India IST. If you are a serious entrepreneur, register to “pitch” and sell your business idea. You’ll receive straightforward feedback, advice on next steps, and answers to any of your

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Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: Tell me about the timeline. How long did it take you to experiment enough to arrive at this stable conclusion that you could get a virtual assistant? John Jonas: I don’t know if there was a timeline of when I realized it. The whole thing was just a leap of faith. I didn’t

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Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 2)

John Jonas: I was getting good at SEO. I built this website. A week later, I made $50 in one day. I remember jumping around the house. I had this tiny 2-bedroom house. It was 900 square feet. I was jumping around the house with my wife because we made $50. I built more of

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