{"id":41719,"date":"2013-08-09T09:18:59","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T13:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=41719"},"modified":"2013-08-15T11:48:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:48:43","slug":"reflections-on-half-of-us-may-soon-be-freelancers-6-compelling-reasons-why-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/08\/09\/reflections-on-half-of-us-may-soon-be-freelancers-6-compelling-reasons-why-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on “Half of us may soon be freelancers: 6 compelling reasons why” [Snow]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half of us may soon be freelancers: 6 compelling reasons why<\/strong><\/a> — from LinkedIn.com by Shane Snow<\/p>\n

Excerpts (emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The cost savings and flexibility of a non-salaried workforce often make business sense, but the model requires the workers to suddenly become businesspeople.<\/span> <\/strong>We wanted to help our writer and editor friends continue doing what they were good at, without having to deal with the stress of finding work, getting paid on time, and marketing themselves on their own. And we were not the only ones who saw the wave coming. Communities for designers and other creative talent have helped these freelancers make it on their own for several years now.<\/p>\n

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And where it’s clear that the majority of creative people will be freelance before long, all signs point to other jobs one day following suit. This will mean huge things for the domestic and global economy, and it will give an enormous number of people increased flexibility, responsibility, and stress.<\/p>\n

Freelancers are de-facto entrepreneurs, which means all of us need to learn to think and act like startups.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From DSC:<\/span>
\nThis is why I think we should help our youth develop their own businesses — or at least have some exposure to running their own business. In high school and in college, we should help our youth begin their own businesses, driven by their passion for a particular discipline\/area.\u00a0 The business may or may not make it — that’s not the point. They need to get their feet wet with experimentation, entrepreneurship, business fundamentals, innovating, and pivoting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Other articles that corroborate the main point I — and the above author — are trying to get at:<\/span><\/p>\n