oDesk meets OStatic

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A little while back I wrote about how open-source work serves as a great resume builder. Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with OStatic.

OStatic logo – A message from their site:

Our goal is to increase the adoption of Open Source Software by helping users find viable projects and applications that fulfill specific needs, evaluate them against available alternatives and collaborate with their network of trusted peers.

OStatic seems to fill a great need in the IT world. I browsed around today and already feel a bit more enlightened about the vast number of great open-source projects out there. It is an excellent tool for discovery of new projects as well as information and resources around each project on their project pages. Here’s the page for Subversion.

We think that this is a great resource for buyers and providers to find, evaluate, and collaborate around open-source projects and hope that oDesk users will find it to be helpful.

Josh joined Sigma as a Senior Associate in 2010, bringing six years of startup experience building exceptional teams, products, and communities. He has a black-belt in online marketing and a strong track record of success in user acquisition and retention. Prior to joining Sigma, Josh was the Director of Product and Marketing at AdRoll, an online advertising company, where he helped grow revenue 4x in the company’s core retargeting product. Before AdRoll, Josh spent 5 years at oDesk in several roles including Director of Sales, Marketing, Product, and Business Development. As the 4th employee, he contributed to the company’s growth from almost nothing to 10M in monthly services. Before moving to San Francisco to join the startup world, Josh was a consultant at Arthur D. Little. And nowadays, if he’s not working, he’s probably sailing. Josh holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.