As the economy fights to rebound, many employers are tapping into an online community of marketing, public relations, research, design, legal services, etc. One of the first to latch onto the opportunity was programmer Ian Ippolito, who launched vWorker.com in 2002...

When making a big decision, thinking beyond the “right here, right now” is a vital first step toward avoiding a big stumble...says Ian Ippolito, founder and CEO of vWorker.com...

How did Ian Ippolito build a $11 milion self-sustaining company completely from scratch and organically from an initial investment of only $1,000?

Ian Ippolito has turned his company from a tiny venture with just one person to a big organization employing 15 people with $11.1 million revenue last year. How did he do it?

vWorker, once known as Rent-A-Coder, puts a unique spin on outsourcing. A global outsourcing company, vWorker or “virtual worker” has nearly 175,000 employers hiring and managing close to 360,000 virtual workers every day...

In this interview, Ian talks about how Planet Source Code started, why it's been so successful, the infrastructure behind the site, and his background in computer programming...

Ian Ippolito is the founder and CEO of vWorker (formerly known as RentACoder), a company that connects employers with virtual workers and makes doing business more affordable and safer than traditional work arrangements....

Usman Shahzada: Where are you from and tell something about yourself? Ian Ippolito: I grew up in Merritt Island, Florida, which is the home of Kennedy Space Center. My dad worked in the Apollo control room, and then later became the director of the U.S. shuttle tracking station...