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 - October 2026
Where flexible talent fits amidst the broader talent ecosystem. Flexible talent has spent a decade promising to disrupt staffing, professional services, and the talent world. Yet...it has not. This call is about where it actually fits, why it hasn't "crossed the chasm", and how solutions can learn how to win in it without losing what makes you special.
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Industry News
The stories moving the flexible-workforce market — curated Monday, Wednesday & Friday.
Second Federal Judge Blocks Trump's $100,000 H-1B Fee
A U.S. District Judge in Oakland sided with unions, employers and nonprofits to block the new $100K H-1B fee nationwide, the second court to call it unlawful.
Khaosod English · Oct 1Connecticut's New AI Employment Law Takes Effect, Adding WARN Act AI-Disclosure Duty
As of Oct. 1, Connecticut employers must disclose in WARN mass-layoff notices whether AI played a role, becoming the first state to tie AI disclosure to WARN.
Workforce Bulletin (Epstein Becker Green) · Oct 1
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 |
|---|---|
| HRSouthwest Conference | Oct 12, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 |
| SIA Executive Forum Europe | Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 |
| SaaStock Europe | Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026 |
14 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.
Jeff Nugent
