Question

Great, so tell us how rev got started.

Answer 1

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Rev is an American closed captioning, subtitles, and transcription service. The company, based in San Francisco and Austin, was founded in 2010 and raised million in funding. Its 50,000 independent contract workers transcribe audio for a per-minute rate.

Chicola says that the idea for Rev.com was inspired by his time at oDesk, a well-known freelancer marketplace. He started the site with co-founder Josh Breinlinger, also of oDesk, but who is no longer involved at Rev.com day-to-day. (He's currently a venture partner at Sigma West, but still sits on Rev.com's board.)