Comments on: Boston Startups: uTest – QA from the Crowd – What Else Can the Crowd Provide? http://adrianmott.com/2009/07/07/boston-startups-utest-qa-from-the-crowd-what-else-can-the-crowd-provide/ Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:32:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Matt Johnston http://adrianmott.com/2009/07/07/boston-startups-utest-qa-from-the-crowd-what-else-can-the-crowd-provide/comment-page-1/#comment-4415 Matt Johnston Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:02:01 +0000 http://adrianmott.com/?p=699#comment-4415 You pose an excellent question: "what else can the crowd provide?" My response is that many professional services can now be sourced effectively through online communities. For example, in addition to software testing services, uTest also offers usability testing for product management teams, as well as load & performance testing for IT teams. These services appeal to many companies -- especially start-ups who have limited resources. Beyond that, there are a number of crowdsourcing sites for graphic design, development and writing, including Crowdspring, Logoworks, Elance, Guru and oDesk. Crowdsourcing has now matured beyond the b2c space (Wikipedia, Yelp, Digg) and firmly into the realm of b2b. And uTest is happy to be at the forefront of this movement. Great article... keep up the good work. Matt J. You pose an excellent question: “what else can the crowd provide?”

My response is that many professional services can now be sourced effectively through online communities. For example, in addition to software testing services, uTest also offers usability testing for product management teams, as well as load & performance testing for IT teams. These services appeal to many companies — especially start-ups who have limited resources.

Beyond that, there are a number of crowdsourcing sites for graphic design, development and writing, including Crowdspring, Logoworks, Elance, Guru and oDesk.

Crowdsourcing has now matured beyond the b2c space (Wikipedia, Yelp, Digg) and firmly into the realm of b2b. And uTest is happy to be at the forefront of this movement. Great article… keep up the good work.

Matt J.

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