Queer Built

When Pierre Gaubert came out, his mum warned him it would be very difficult to get a job in France. He went on to co-found myGwork with his twin brother, and last year 11 million people came to it looking for work.

In this episode, Pierre explains who really pays for a queer jobs platform (95% of myGwork's revenue comes from memberships companies buy to post jobs and build their employer brand), how to tell an inclusive employer from one that is pinkwashing, why myGwork never asks users their sexual orientation, how a "quite straight" VC came to back a queer startup, and why he thinks mentalities in India are changing faster than in the US.

Queer Built is a series from QueerEcon.org about the people who build businesses, apps and platforms for queer people, and the economics of why those things work, or don't.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:35 How myGwork began

02:32 Why a queer-specific jobs platform?

03:14 Competitors, users and 11 million job seekers

04:16 Trust: pinkwashing and privacy

05:32 Who pays: the 95/5 model, and earning legitimacy

06:29 Going global, and once banned in China

07:44 A fearless generation, and advice for founders

08:41 India: a booming market

09:36 Outro

Mentioned in this episode

WorkPride, myGwork's free online Pride conference

DIVA Magazine and Attitude

Capco, part of Wipro

Guest: Pierre Gaubert, co-founder, myGwork

myGwork: https://www.mygwork.com

Host: Vinayakan Sajeev Beena

QueerEcon.org: https://queerecon.org

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZLUQfD_ecng?si=CFIPSOhOsNugRmUN

Building something for queer people, or tried and it didn't work? Get in touch: [email protected]