The Human Cloud Community
Welcome to the only community built exclusively for the entrepreneurs building the flexible workforce. Our members are founders, CEOs, and platform executives building the companies that power the flexible workforce.
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About the community
Making flexible work the new talent standard.
Why we exist
For too long we've been building in silos. Our own industries, our own regions, our own corners of the world — building good businesses, but hitting the same ceilings in growth.
Who runs it
Human Cloud, the industry's connective tissue. Since 2018 we've educated, evangelized, and grown flexible talent into an industry of its own — so a rising tide lifts all solutions in our space.
What we do
For the community, we curate the right people, conversations, and data — so we can all champion this industry together.
Upcoming Events
HC Community Call - December 2026
Monthly closed door meeting with the best executives leading the future of work
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Past Events
October 2026
HC Community Call - October 2026
Two ways to grow: getting into PE through operating partners, and EOR and sourcing solutions partnering so both win. Ian Davidson closed on why profile data has to flow both ways.
Highlights
- The way into PE is operating partners first. One firm had about 100 AI roles across its portcos, and most were contractors.
- EOR plus sourcing is a win-win. The sourcing solution owns the client, and the EOR removes the compliance blocker that stalls enterprise deals.
- Data has to flow both ways. Portable profiles give companies the quickest path to value.
Ian Davidson
Charlie McGinnMatthew MottolaTony BuffumIndustry News
The stories moving the flexible-workforce market — curated Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Upwork Increases Workforce Reduction to 37% of Staff
Upwork expanded its restructuring to cut about 37% of its workforce, up from the earlier 24% plan.
Staffing Industry Analysts · Nov 12Microsoft Under Fire Over Global Outage Days After Offering Buyouts to 60,000 Employees
Microsoft offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees, a large enterprise workforce move drawing criticism.
The Economic Times · Nov 13
Industry Insights
Everything happening in the flexible-workforce industry — acquisitions, funding, stats, and terminology. Curated by Human Cloud.
Community-curated events across HR, Tech, Workforce & more.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| MKSSA Annual Conference 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 |
| SHRM All Things Work 2026 (BLUEPRINT for I&D, Skills Accelerator, Linkage Leadership Institute) | Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 18, 2026 |
| Gartner HR Symposium/Xpo 2026 Sydney | Nov 16, 2026 – Nov 17, 2026 |
191 upcoming industry events tracked by the community
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Preliminary2026 Flexible Workforce Study · in partnership with Independently
How do you compare to the companies and solutions in the study?
Every question in both surveys, cut by company size, industry and solution type, updated as responses land.
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Co-authored by Human Cloud and Independently. About the study
Market Map
The Human Cloud Market Map · Q4 2026. The top 5% of every segment, updated quarterly.
The whole industry. One page.
Every quarterly edition of the Market Map, ready to download, plus a direct line to the team that builds it.
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This is a closed-door community.
Membership is reserved for the top-performing solutions on the platform — the ones setting the standard. No public links. No open invites. If you're here, you earned it.
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Top 20% of solutions on the platform are invited to join. You can't buy your way in.
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Monthly calls land in your calendar automatically. No forums, no public meeting links.
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That's it. No busy work. Just show up and connect with your peers.
Who's leading this.
Practitioners, not moderators.
Tony Buffum
Co-Founder, Human Cloud
Former public company CHRO. Led workforce transformations across Stanley Black & Decker, Koch Industries, and 50+ Fortune 500 companies. Designed and scaled enterprise flexible talent programs before the category existed.
Matthew Mottola
Co-Founder & CEO, Human Cloud
Led Microsoft's signature flexible workforce product and helped Microsoft scale their flexible workforce to $50m+ in annual flexible talent spend. Built Human Cloud to make that playbook accessible to every company.
Plus an expert network of
Leaders from every leading talent solution in the industry.
Member perks.
Beyond the monthly call.
Access to be highlighted on the HC Pod
Share your story with the industry. Book a recording session whenever you like.
Exclusive Advisory
Direct access to Matthew for go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and industry challenges. Book 1:1 sessions at any time.
