High Growth Investing

High Growth Investing

Why I’m Buying Upwork Today

From “boring freelancer marketplace” to dual-engine platform: Marketplace pays the bills today, Lifted could rewrite the valuation tomorrow

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Stefan Waldhauser
Nov 20, 2025
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Upwork, the freelancer platform, has been on my radar for many years. I have long observed the company from the sidelines, sometimes more and sometimes less.

I readily admit that I have a soft spot for fairly valued platform companies with genuine network effects, a clear product vision, and rising cash flows. Upwork now fits this profile perfectly. Aft…

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