# How an On-Demand Labor Platform is Solving the Labor Shortage with Veryable’s Noah Labhart

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2020-02-24
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Noah Labhart, CTO and co-founder of Veryable, explains how his platform serves as an on-demand marketplace for manufacturing, logistics, and warehousing labor, effectively creating a 'third labor paradigm' alongside full-time and temp staffing. Labhart details the platform's mechanics, allowing businesses to ramp up or down workforce capacity based on demand spikes while offering operators flexible schedules and daily pay. He shares his personal journey from a corporate IT role at Alcon to a failed freelance project that taught him the importance of small steps, leading to the creation of Veryable with CEO Mike Kinder to solve the industry's workforce shortage.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=0) Introduction: The Labor Problem and Veryable Overview
- [4:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=291) Veryable's Value Proposition: The Third Labor Paradigm
- [9:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=554) Noah Labhart's Background: From Texas A&M to Alcon
- [12:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=746) Leaving Corporate Life: The Freelance Failure and Lesson
- [22:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=1357) Ideating Veryable: Solving the Workforce Shortage
- [26:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=1614) Benefits for Businesses: Flexibility, Revenue, and Admin
- [32:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=1951) Benefits for Operators: Flexibility, Skills, and Daily Pay
- [35:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=2130) Success Stories: Single Mom Operator and Medical Distributor
- [39:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-02-24-how-an-on-demand-labor-platform-is-solving-the-labor-shortage-with-veryables-noa#t=2356) How to Get Started: Onboarding for Businesses and Operators

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Veryable (company)
- Alcon (company)
- Concept Systems (company)
- Google Glass (product)
- Code Story (product)
- Touch Tap (company)

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