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.”

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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Meaningfully Impacting the Economy in The Philippines: John Jonas, CEO of OnlineJobs.ph (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  John has built an online job portal specifically focused on the Philippines. Very interesting story of how one entrepreneur has held steady his priorities and built a terrific lifestyle business! Kudos! Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from?

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