The startup world is continuing its monumental “moment”. Despite warnings of bubbles bursting and comparisons to the Dot-Com era, there’s no arguing that this time, it’s different. After all, the technological climate has enabled more avenues for fundraising.

More IPOs are opening up. Foreign capital has never been more accessible. On the workforce level, more people are making a reasonable leap to freelancing, and companies like Due are responding better to serve this traditionally alienated group by making it easier to balance their finances, invoice properly and easily, and get paid.

For more information on how it’s become a much more hospitable climate for startup professionals, read Larry Alton’s article on About Money.