Apr 12, 2018 | Gig Economy, News
There was a great article in Medium today advocating that all freelancers adopt rush fees. The idea is that urgent projects require special attention that may shuffle the priorities of your existing workload. So between the extra hours and other client...
Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Gig Economy
Masters of Scale, the podcast run by Reid Hoffman of Greylock Ventures and founder of several companies including LinkedIn, is one of my favorites podcasts to listen to as I walk my dog. On a recent show, he focused on the “10 Commandments of Start-up Success.” Not all of them apply to independent growing their businesses in the gig economy, but some do. So I thought I would share them with a special spin for the freelance world.
Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Gig Economy
As a student of the #GigEconomy, I seek out #CoolGigCompanies to understand the new models and ideas that are being brought to the market by entrepreneurs around the world. Here is another in my series of developments to watch in the new world of work. In 2012, Vera...
Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, Gig Economy, My New Book
There is a lot of talk right now about whether the educational system in America (and the world) is preparing workers for the increasing importance of the #GigEconomy. The Solo City Project, a 2016 study funded by the Knight Foundation, pointed out the growing need...
Jan 9, 2018 | Blog, Gig Economy
One of the things I like to do in profiling #CoolGigCompanies is finding entrepreneurs who see an opportunity in the Gig Economy that many others may have overlooked. Craig Lewis of Gig Wage is one of the guys. Craig spent a lot of time in the payroll world. His...
Dec 27, 2017 | Gig Economy, M Squared, My New Book
Since its Academy Award season, I thought it would be appropriate to compare the Gig Economy to Hollywood. Stephen Kasriel the CEO of Upwork wrote an article in Fast Company last year called “Why the Future of Work will Look a lot like Hollywood.” I...
