The number of freelancers and independent workers in the U.S. workforce has exploded over the past 15 years, and this shift represents a fundamental change to the way business gets done. Before freelancers were as widespread as they are now, businesses didn’t need dedicated platforms to track and manage all the freelancers they worked with. With the new “blended” workforce, however, they do. Spreadsheets and email just don’t cut it as the number of freelancers scales.