Matt Barrie (businessman)

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Matt Barrie
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Born (1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 48)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Sydney
Stanford University
OccupationFounder and chief executive
EmployerFreelancer.com
Known forEntrepreneur, outsourcing
WebsiteOfficial Blog

Robert Matthew "Matt" Barrie (born 16 August 1973) is an Australian technology entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer of Freelancer.com, an online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace. He is also an adjunct associate professor[1] at the University of Sydney where he teaches classes in computer and network security since 2001 and technology venture creation since 2010.[2]

Early life[]

In 1997, he was accepted to Stanford University, from where he graduated in 1998 with a master's degree in electrical engineering. After graduating, he was employed as a security consultant at the information security company Securify.[citation needed]

Subsequently, Matt ran a home based online craft supply dropshipping operation. [3]

Freelancer.com[]

In 2009, Barrie founded Freelancer.com, an online outsourcing marketplace.

On November 2013, Barrie floated Freelancer Limited (ASX:FLN) on the Australian Securities Exchange, which opened at an AU$1.1 billion (US: $1.03 billion) market capitalisation in the third biggest opening ever on the exchange (for a listing greater than a seed-stage listing).[4]

On 19 February 2020, Freelancer Limited (ASX:FLN) was trading at AU$ 0.37 (US: $0.24) with a market capitalisation of AU$ 167.52 million (US: $112.18 million) [5]

Awards and recognition[]

In 2010, Barrie was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Dynamic Business magazine.[6] In 2011, he was named the inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year.[7] In that year he also won the Technology Division for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.[8]

In 2011, Barrie was named in the ten most influential people in Australian IT by the International Business Times.[9] In 2012, he was named in the top 100 most influential people in Sydney by magazine, the top 100 influential engineers by Engineers Australia,[10] and a 2012 Man of Influence by Men's Style magazine.[11]

Barrie was profiled by two-time winning journalist Greg Bearup in Good Weekend.[12]

In 2013, he was named in the top 10 Australian entrepreneurs to watch in 2013 by Smart Company,[13] Young Technology Entrepreneur of the Year by News Limited,[14] and in the top 100 most influential engineers by Engineers Australia.[15] He was also named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards Sydney in 2013.

In 2014, Smart Company magazine named him the most influential person in technology in Australia.[16][17] He was also named in the top 100 most influential engineers by Engineers Australia.[18]

Other[]

Barrie is the co-author of more than 2 US patent applications.[19]

Matt Barrie is a prolific Twitter user, often commenting on subjects outside his areas of expertise, including the Sydney lockout laws, COVID-19, Politics of the United States, Donald Trump, Economic policy and many others. This has resulted in criticism from various circles including investors, who strongly suggest he should spend more energy growing a profitable company instead of constantly posting on social media. [20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Professor Rankings: From Adjunct To Emeritus".
  2. ^ "Matt Barrie". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Make Money Without Working". Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Freelancer's short spell as billion dollar company". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ^ "FREELANCER LIMITED (FLN) Share Price & Information - ASX". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Matt Barrie takes out top entrepreneur accolade". Dynamic Business. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ^ Inaugural BRW Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Archived 3 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Winners
  9. ^ The 10 Most Influential Australians in IT: International Business Times
  10. ^ Engineers Australia
  11. ^ 2012 Men of Influence, Men's Style Archived 2 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "The Aussie making a motza from offshoring white-collar jobs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Leaders in Business - SmartCompany". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  14. ^ "'Doing it for the money? Get out now,' says Atlassian CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  15. ^ [1]
  16. ^ "SmartCompany on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  17. ^ Brad Howarth (6 October 2014). "Australia's 12 most influential people in tech". SmartCompany.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  18. ^ "Top 100 : 2015, Page 1". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  19. ^ "ininventor:"Robert Matthew Barrie" - Google Search". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  20. ^ "sometimes, you gonna admire our crazy Matt, if I stuck..." Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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