# Prof. Arun Sundararajan on a recent survey of freelance workers at on-demand start-ups

1 Faculty News May 20, 2015 ![SF Gate Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/SF-Gate.jpg?itok=DzpKqZn2)>

Excerpt from [SFGate](http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Worker-survey-reveals-challenges-of-sharing-6274292.php) -- "The survey results 'underscore that schedule flexibility and work-life balance will be critical for the workforce of the future,' said NYU business Professor [Arun Sundararajan](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan), who studies the on-demand economy. He thinks that about half of workers will be freelance over the next decade, either exclusively or as supplemental income."

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